I got laid off and told my horrible boss exactly what I thought of him on the way out. Will this come back to haunt me? Should I write, or call and apologize?

I bet it felt great in the moment, right? It’s every aggrieved employees’ dream to tell a horrible boss off — heck, even songs have been written about it. However, that temporary satisfaction is rarely in your personal best interests, because it’s a small world, you need references and help networking. So, despite how you feel about your boss, you’ve just closed the door on all of that. Depending on what you said,

I think there’s value in explaining that your emotions in the moment of losing your job got to you. Admit that was not the professional way to handle the situation and you are sorry that you took it out on him, and you don’t want your tenure with the company to end on that note. And leave it at that. If your boss has any humanity, he will not hold it against you, or at least not hurt your chances of landing a new job.

I got promoted and now I’m my best friend’s boss. She doesn’t seem happy about it. How do I manage her and not lose her as a pal?

Give her a big fat raise! (Just kidding.)

That’s a hard situation for both of you for obvious reasons.

It’s one thing to become friends with your boss — which usually only happens if there’s a good boss/employee dynamic followed by strong job performance — but to start out as friends and then have to manage your friend’s performance, make decisions about her pay and career, is a changing dynamic to overcome.

I would discuss it openly and acknowledge that you both have to make a work adjustment but the friendship doesn’t have to change. It can be workable unless her ego gets in the way, or you can’t be objective about her performance, or if you feel she isn’t performing well — that will be tough to manage and still maintain the friendship.

See how it goes and which relationship is more important to you both. The answer might be her transferring to a different department, or finding a new job.

Gregory Giangrande has over 25 years of experience as a chief human resources executive. Hear Greg Wed. at 9:35 a.m. on iHeartRadio 710 WOR with Len Berman and Michael Riedel. Email: GoToGreg@NYPost.com. Follow: GoToGreg.com and on Twitter: @GregGiangrande