Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Both of us are women in our mid-20s, and our boss is a married man in his early 40s (who talks about his wife a lot). You also don’t really know what she gets away with because she might have been given notice that she’ll lose her job if she doesn’t improve her performance. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf you’re doing your work well while your peer struggles, your boss might not have noticed your quiet competence. AdvertisementYou can prepare a few multi-purpose responses for the next time you get an unexpected question: “That’s a good question.