My co-workers mock me for wearing a mask — is this workplace harassment?

I My colleagues make fun of me by making me wear a mask to work. They think it’s funny but it makes me very uncomfortable. I feel this has become a hostile work environment but my boss says to just lighten up — that no one is threatening me, making inappropriate advances or discriminating against me. What should I do?

Your boss sounds like a central casting for clueless bosses. We don’t have to debate legal definitions of what constitutes a “hostile work environment.” The conduct you describe may or may not rise to that level, but it doesn’t matter. People are making you uncomfortable. It has to stop. It doesn’t have to require a threat of litigation, or anything that puts any of your relationships at risk. You can simply tell your colleagues professionally and calmly that the jokes make you uncomfortable and to please stop. If they persist, insist on more. If that doesn’t work, escalate to your boss and insist it stops. It is unlikely that it will, unless you work alongside truly insensitive morons.

I’m looking to make a career change and I have two completely different interests, one in hospitality and the other in marketing. I have experience in both. How do I craft a résumé that will speak to both interests?

You don’t. I mean, you can lump everything into one document, but that will just confuse anyone who reads your résumé (which you should know if you have experience in marketing). It’s normal and smart to create résumés targeted specifically to the field you are interested in rather than creating a one-size-fits all document which actually fits none. So, you’ll create a functional résumé that summarizes and highlights all of your hospitality experience in one main section called “Hospitality Experience.” Your other relevant general experience goes in the “Other Experience” section. And the same for your “Marketing Experience” for jobs that are in that field. It was so easy! This eliminates the need to order your experience in a chronological order that may not be most relevant.

Gregory Giangrande is a Chief Human Resources Executive with over 25 years experience. Hear Greg Wednesdays at 9.35 a.m. iHeartRadio 710 WOR E-mail: [email protected]. Follow us at GoToGreg.com or on Twitter @GregGiangrande