<ul><li>An update from an Ask a Manager reader whose boss was reluctant to fire a student worker illustrates how poor pay rates and work conditions lead to a low-performing workforce.</li><li>Another reader asked if hairy armpits were acceptable in a professional setting, but has since decided not to go sleeveless at work for both comfort and professional reasons.</li><li>A reader whose bookcase was damaged by building maintenance decided not to escalate the damage from the already difficult situation.</li><li>This final update was provided by a reader who worried their interviewer's focus on having accessible experience in the 'real world' was code for age discrimination.</li><li>All these updates come from former Ask a Manager letters that Alison Green advice on.</li></ul>

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