Too many companies have forgotten that the way to create real growth is to encourage front-line employees to trust their own judgment and make customers happy, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her June 26 Ask Annie column. Does your workplace have needless rules or systems that keep you from doing your best for customers – or colleagues? In your career so far, what one rule or policy would you have liked to see changed or abolished, and why?

“In recessionary times, companies are willing to take extra steps to protect their business,” Michael Greco, a partner in labor law firm Fisher & Phillips, told Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her June 20 Ask Annie column. Is it fair to take clients with you when you change jobs? Is it fair for employers to ask you not to? Have you ever been asked to sign a non-compete agreement, or any other employment contract that made you think twice? How did it work out?

A recent Office Team poll asked hiring managers at 1,100 big companies in North America to recall the most embarrassing or bizarre interview moments they had witnessed or heard of, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her June 11 Ask Annie column. What was the most surprising or weird thing you ever did — or witnessed — in a job interview?