Dear LFTP: the micromanaging boss Ms. M

• What can I do about my boss Ms. M, who socializes all day while work piles up?

Dear LFTP: a listener's boss 'Ms. M' spends her days socializing in employees' cubicles, showing YouTube videos and kids' photos, so contracts slip, deadlines are missed, and the writer burns vacation time to get work done. The hosts split: one says report her since it is a professional environment, while others argue for making her visits awkward or being direct, since higher-ups who kept her this long will not act. The segment widens into a critique of corporate 'talk to anybody' culture as structured gossip that discourages adults from resolving problems face to face.