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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: How do we stop chatty workmen from disturbing us?

3 April 2021

9:00 AM

3 April 2021

9:00 AM

Q. I have been working (from home) for a TV comedy production company for a year. My job is scouting for scripts. In my spare time I have been co-writing a comedy script with a friend. Had I not been its co-author, I would have judged it perfect for the company I work for — but I have only met my bosses in real life once and didn’t pitch it for fear of embarrassing them if they didn’t like it, or making them question my judgment in assessing other scripts for them.

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