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Graham Snowdon

How can I deal with a hostile boss?

Work colleagues looking at a computer Work colleagues looking at a computer — What's the best way to handle an awkward work relationship? Photograph: Alamy

Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper. (And if you have a dilemma you'd like to share, anonymously, with our readers, please email us.)

This week's question

I am having to deal with a hostile colleague in my new job. Instead of calling me by my name he always refers to me as "special one" or "golden boy". If it was in jest it would be one thing, but it's obvious there's more to it. I'm having to watch my back as he reviews my work before it is published. How should I handle him?

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