PremiumMax ReadNew York Times·7 Jun, 2026 10:42 PM8 mins to read"How do you maintain professionalism with someone after they’ve made the relationship emotionally coercive?" Photo / Margeaux Walter, The New York TimesNew York Times advice columnist, Max Read, answers readers’ work-related questions.
Q: I work in a role that was specifically created to support a department head who’s not my direct manager. Over the past few months, our once close professional relationship has shifted in an uncomfortable way. He became
