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I have a part-time job in a restaurant on weekends as a bus boy. One of the other guys in the kitchen whacked me twice with a wet towel. I need the job to help pay for college and my mom is a single working mother, so I don’t want to cause trouble. I don’t want to get anyone fired, but I don’t know how to work this out.

–Anonymous, USA

As to how to work it out, the next time that wet towel comes at you clasp your hands behind you and step away. That’s the signal that you’re not fighting back. You’re taking a non-confrontational stand. While calmly but sternly saying, “I don’t appreciate being snapped at with a wet dishtowel. Please, don’t do it again.” Keep your hands behind your back and wait for his reply. He’ll probably walk away.

~Didi

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