Dear Trapped: Your co-worker’s behavior is absolutely unacceptable. But since she and your boss are friends, you’re right — and smart — to want to tread lightly. Continue to keep track of these indiscretions and try addressing them with her directly. At the very least, it’s more than reasonable to ask her not to touch your personal belongings.

Unlike me, my co-worker is constantly on her phone. She spends all day texting, making personal calls, dictating to-do lists, arguing with relatives (for months, it was about her father’s estate and will),

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane hears from a retiree who doesn't want to give up a great job over a lousy co-worker.