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Is organization trying to force me to quit?



Dear Office-Politics, I am the Director of Finance & Operations of our organization. Things used to be good back when we were in Ottawa, however since we shut down the department and moved to this new city, things have changed. I noticed people who used to be “friendly, supportive, and there ...

Testified against Boss, now he wants me fired



Dear Office-Politics, My boss is trying to get me fired. He's the Director and I'm the Assistant Director so we're supposed to work together as a team. I work for government (thank you for your sympathy) and last year there was an investigation on his actions and I was ...

Part II: Needy coworker leaves me feeling swindled



Dear Office-Politics, The Admin in our department just went through a divorce and has 2 children. Long story short, cubicles are not private and we have all tried to help. Last week, I bought her lunch every day. Others have donated money. I have bought groceries. It is never enough. ...

Part I: Needy coworker leaves me feeling swindled



Dear Office-Politics, The Admin in our department just went through a divorce and has 2 children. Long story short, cubicles are not private and we have all tried to help. Last week, I bought her lunch every day. Others have donated money. I have bought groceries. It is never enough. ...

Lose our funding because of a few bad apples?



Dear Office-Politics, I work for a non profit agency. Certain employees are incredible movers and shakers, whilst other employees are late for work, doing personal business the majority of the day/or playing on the internet, miss time from work, leave early, and do not complete assignments. The boss condones the actions ...

Coworker treats people like garbage because they dress “ghetto”



Dear Office-Politics, I'm unsure how to proceed - or if I can even do so. Here's the scoop: I'm in the sales department of a particular industry in which we have a great deal of exposure to the public at large. We're situated in an urban environment in which some customers/clients who ...

The Accidental Whistleblower



Dear Office-Politics, I currently work for a small, privately held but entrepreneurial company. I was relocated a year ago from HQ in England to help facilitate the growth of our US operations. A few months in and our CEO "left" and has been replaced by what I can only describe as ...