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

I wear a mask in the office and my colleagues are always teasing me. 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?

Sounds like your boss is straight out of 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 needs to stop. It doesn’t have to require a threat of litigation, or anything that puts any of your relationships at risk. How about just professionally, calmly, nicely telling your colleagues that the jokes are making you uncomfortable and to please stop. If they persist, ask more firmly. If that doesn’t work, escalate to your boss and insist it stops. I doubt it will come to that, unless you work with 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 fields. 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. See how easy that was? This frees you from the constraints of having to list your experience in a traditional chronological order which may not put your most relevant experience first.

Gregory Giangrande has over 25 years of experience as a chief human resources executive. Hear Greg Wednesdays at 9:35 a.m. on iHeartRadio 710 WOR. E-mail: GoToGreg@NYPost.com. Follow: GoToGreg.com and on Twitter: @GregGiangrande