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> お構いなく。

Google gives translation `please, don't fuss over me.`

Can this phrase be used at work? If so, then should it be used as お構わないでください？

Does this phrase go from bottom (e.g. to 先生), or from top to [後輩]{こうはい}?
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How to use お[構]{かま}いなく？
[Here](http://nomad-salaryman.com/okamainaku-business) is an article about it.

My own explanation is: It's a relatively rare phrase and it's almost always
said in the form `お構いなく` ("お構わないでください" would be odd). It's used to decline
somebody's offer casually, and hence it can be rude if the offer is not
something trivial (like making a coffee), especially if you are "below"
someone.

For example, this would be rude:

> 「太郎くん、履歴書書くの手伝ってあげようか」→「いえいえ、お構いなく」
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> 「先生、明日は必ず見送りにいきますね」→「いやいや、お構いなく」

while this would be fine:

> 「太郎くん、コーヒを入れようか？」→「いえいえ、お構いなく」
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> 「先生、車で送りますよ」→「いやいや、お構いなく」

The "triviality standard" does depend on your relative status. For example,
`「先生、車で送りますよ」→「いやいや、お構いなく」` might be fine while `「太郎くん、車で送るよ」→「いえいえ、お構いなく」`
_could be_ rude (because an offer from somebody "above" is inherently "more
valuable").
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