# @thecut on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcwl97WGs6G
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70034253-thecut-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T21:09:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Cut (@thecut) — https://gondola.cc/thecut

## Caption

For our #BoundariesWeek edition of ‘Ask a Boss,’ a letter-writer says they feel like a parent to their younger colleagues, who seem to have no emotional self-regulation skills. “We saw a huge uptick in these issues when we started hiring staff who went to college or grad school during COVID,” they write. “I try to be compassionate but also communicate that I’m not a therapist and have to have boundaries.” Read columnist Alison Green's advice at the link in bio.

Photo-Illustration: By The Cut; Photos: Getty Images

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