How to do it...
Tread carefully when the person you're talking to has the power to hire or fire you, depending on what you say. Where you might lose your job if you royally screw up (and frankly, it would have to be continuous and egregious screw ups), it's only your job, and you might be able to find another one while putting that particular chapter of your life behind you.
Hopefully, you won't, but if you do ever find yourself in the situation where you're dealing with an extremely irate individual with the power to let you go (off a cliff or otherwise), it's generally tread-on-eggshells time. Assure them that you're doing everything in your power to resolve the issue, point to progress made, if there is any, and reassure them that every ...
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