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Cast your mind back to pre-social media days when the only platform available to bemoan unfair treatment in the workplace was an informal get-together with supportive colleagues around the water cooler.

Of all the workplace fads that have inspired grumbling, none has spawned more acrimony than the open-plan office.

Have you ever taken a sickie - a day when you phone your boss to say you are unwell, despite being fit as a fiddle in both mind and body, to get a day off work?

Clumsy compliments are being dished up in our workplaces on a daily basis. Handing out compliments to your work colleagues can be fraught with difficulties.

Workplace whispering will usually make others feel uncomfortable if not anxious.

The much-maligned motto of ‘the customer is always right’, which has been drilled into anyone working in a customer service role, is just so wrong.

So, you are having trouble staying focused at work? Well, it might comfort you to know that you are not alone.

Have you got a job that has you so committed that you jump out of bed faster than a runaway train for the daily commute to the office? Not likely..

In a move reminiscent of the smoke-free office campaigns of the past, scent-sitive workers are emerging as strong backers for a fragrance-free workplace.

Everyone needs additional help at times. But exactly how much is too much?