Tick-Tock

Dasha is 16 years old and in the ninth grade. Her friend, who follows modern trends, has dyed her hair pink. Dasha also wants to dye her hair a different colour to keep up with her friend and look bright and trendy. She asked her mother for money to go to a hair salon. Her mother is absolutely against it. She thinks that hair dye is harmful to health and that trendiness is bad for her studies.

Eleventh-grader Denis is passionate about art. He has finished art school, devotes his free time to drawing, attends exhibitions, and is preparing for entrance exams to the Faculty of Painting. But Denis's parents try to convince him that being an artist won't provide him with a decent life, drawing can be a good hobby, but not a job, and it's better to enrol in the IT faculty.

Anna and Alexander have been married for several years. They can't decide where to go on holiday. Anna dreams of going on holiday to Turkey, as all her colleagues have been there. Alexander believes that such a trip will cost too much and it is possible to rest in Gelendzhik. The couple's arguments are getting fiercer by the day, and there are fewer and fewer days left to holiday.

Alina and Diana are close friends. They have always spent a lot of time together, but one day Diana found her boyfriend. Alina felt that her friend started paying less attention to her and that all their conversations were only about Diana's relationship. When Alina expressed her worries, Diana accused her of being unreasonably jealous.

Artem lives in an apartment block. He has a dog, a Labrador. There are no dog walkers in the neighbourhood, so Artem takes the dog out into the yard. Valentina Ivanovna, who lives on the ground floor, does not like this. Every time she sees Artem with the dog, she opens the window and loudly expresses her displeasure. Sometimes it even comes to threats.

You work as a waiter in a restaurant. You have three banquets today. There aren't many waiters, so the management has got the help of extra hands from another restaurant, warning you that they are real professionals, and you have much to learn from them. In the peak of work, you notice that the guys from the other restaurant are mixing up positions and receipts and are being careless about their work, but among the bustle and dim lights, no one notices this.

At some point, you try to clean up the faults of these waiters, because the overall tip will depend on it. Without noticing anything in front of his eyes, a guest pushes you with his elbow and your handout falls to the floor with all its contents.

Your maitre notices this and starts rudely telling you off in the changing room, crossing you personal boundaries. Your age difference is three years. What will you do in this situation?

There is a lot of different content on the internet. After watching a video of your favourite blogger, you notice that a good friend of yours has left a negative comment under his video, which has been supported by a number of people. The comment itself is absurd, unsupported by constructive criticism and arguments. Will you be left with an unpleasant residue when you meet him for lunch the next day? How will you act in this situation?

Elizabeth is new to the company, but she has already built up a good reputation and has been invited by her boss to go to an international conference. Her colleague Anna has been with the company for several years and had been approved for the trip before Elisabeth arrived, but management decided otherwise. Anna gets into an argument with Elizabeth in the workplace in front of her colleagues. How should Elizabeth cope with this?

Marina took a job as an administrator in a beauty salon. Her boss Olga did not set clear requirements and tasks for Marina. She gave her all the instructions in a hurry or spoke over the phone without further explanation, and then blamed Marina for not doing something, arguing that: "It's your job, you should know everything yourself". How could Marina solve the problem?

Diana entered university to study economics. Initially, her relationships with her fellow students were close. But over time, Diana began to notice they were less willing to invite her to lunch between classes or to other activities. She found out from Irina, the monitor, that some of the guys spoke ill of her in the group. What should Diana do in this situation and get back on good terms with her classmates?

A young manager, Egor, joined the company. His colleagues were much older than him. Employees did not see him as a leader and did not take his words seriously. When Egor tried to change the usual processes, his colleagues turned against him. They reacted negatively to any instructions and the young manager had to defend every step he took. How can Egor to change relations with the team?

Ninth-grader Alyona a has good relationship with her teachers, but she does not always do her homework and often cheats on tests. Her classmate Irina, who studies hard, thinks this is unfair, so she complains every time Alyona gets a good grade. Irina accuses her classmate that all her grades are the result of a good relationship with the teachers. What can Alena do in this situation?

Svetlana, 35, works as an accountant in a large company together with her friend Natalya. 

Natalia, in Svetlana's opinion, is openly flattering to her boss and periodically reports all incidents within the team. Svetlana feels that this makes it easier for Natalya to move up the career ladder. This makes Svetlana jealous and every day there are more and more conflicts between them.

Egor, a 16-year-old boy, asks his classmate Arina out on a date. She turn him down. This really hurts Egor, and the next day at school he starts insulting Arina in public. What should Arina do?

You and your best friend decide to form a group to do a project. After a couple of days, you notice that she has taken the lead and is just criticizing the other guys' ideas without offering anything in return. Your idea has been ignored at all, you duplicate the message and with a note of annoyance you get an annoyed message back.  What would you do in such a situation?