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My Co-Worker Just Told Me He's Gay

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My Co-Worker Just Told Me He's Gay

Dear CC: A co-worker recently walked up to my desk to announce that she was coming out of the closet. How was I supposed to react?

Right-do you say congratulations? Offer to buy lunch? Share the secret handshake? Unless you yourself are gay and think this is a come-on, resist the urge to say, "Every-one knew anyway," and settle for a simple, "Thanks for feeling you can confide in me." Then turn back to your monitor and resume Bluefly shopping.

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Cubicle

Call me "CC," Cubicle Coach. I have been "you" and now I can hire "you." I have many years of experience playing the angles, doing the dance. In my time, I've seen 'em all - the strivers, the poseurs, the weasels, the Eeyores, and the precious few who "just get it." I'll tell it to you straight.

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