My Co-Workers Are Starting to Side-Eye Me for What I Do All Day at Work. If Only They Knew Why.

Good Job It’s not my fault. Aug 13, 20261:38 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Getty Images plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Good Job, I was hired because headquarters requires a person in my position at every branch location. The person who previously held my position wasn’t just bad at her job; she actually tried to sabotage things (think: deleting crucial files and the like). Now my boss only trusts herself to do my job, and I spend most of my days sitting at my desk watching YouTube videos and getting side-eye from employees who a