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I have one BIG problem in my new job: I have NO idea what I’m doing



Dear Office-Politics, ...I have one big problem in my new job: I have no idea what I'm doing, and no one will answer my questions. I have found myself in an unfortunate pickle. In my haste to get a job after moving to a new city, I took a job that seemed ...

Scarred by office politics, how do we move on?



Erika Andersen is the author of BEING STRATEGIC, and an Office-Politics Adviser since 2007. Her new book, BEING STRATEGIC, is a roadmap for consistently making choices that best move you toward your desired future. What's more, it explains why being strategic is worth the time and effort required, ...

How do I tell my fabulous bosses (who let me bring my baby to work) I’m leaving?



Dear Office-Politics, Hello and thank you for this forum. My question has to do with three really fabulous bosses. I was hired this February doing office work for the municipal government of a small town (VERY small, under 1,200 people). They hired me without knowing I was pregnant. ...

I have made some horrible office politics mistakes



Dear Office-Politics, I have to admit that I know nothing about office politics and have made some horrible mistakes -- the main one of being totally honest and pulling away and being seen as arrogant. After working for 16 years for a small company, I was forced by the owner ...

Bosses act like I don’t have a life outside of work



Dear Office-Politics I work for a privately owned U.S. jail and recently we have been running into some obstacles and everyone is overly stressed. We have recently had a major change in bosses (wardens and upper management) and building schedules. We have been asked to work overtime almost everyday ...

19 senior people to be cut or demoted



Bob Prosen is the author of Kiss Theory Goodbye and President and CEO of The Prosen Center for Business Advancement whose mission is to help business leaders rapidly increase performance, productivity and profits. He has been successfully teaching top business leaders how to apply his Five Attributes of Highly Profitable ...

HR person ‘fessed up. They ‘lost’ my resume.



Dear Office Politics, I work for a customer service call center and I have recently started looking for a new job while still being employed with my current one (why I’m leaving will probably have to be discussed in another email). I have heard good things about one particular company from a ...