Dear Annie: I’ve worked as a dental assistant at the same small practice for eight years. I love my patients, and I get along with the dentists, but the office manager, “Diane,” is making my job unbearable.

She micromanages everything I do -- double-checking my appointment notes, questioning why I take five-minute breaks and rearranging supplies I’ve already organized. She wasn’t always like this, but ever since she took a course in “leadership development,” she’s been acting like she owns the place.

I’ve tried talking to her calmly about needing more space to do my job, but she just nods and then nothing changes. The dentists are great, but they stay out of office politics. I don’t want to leave a job I’ve loved for so long, but I’m starting to dread going in.

Is it worth speaking up a

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