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Archive for May, 2007

Fear that new promotion sets me up as target

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I am hoping you can offer some advice for my situation. I have been at my current job for a year. I previously worked in the same field using the same software. This was a big advantage for me since there was not much need for training. I am ...

I am in HR but the irony is, I am bad at dealing with people

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics Veterans, I am in an HR-related role but the irony is, I am bad at dealing with people. Here's my situation... My colleagues have seen HR as an avenue to test waters for challenging the management's policies or practices. More often, i'm in a difficult role as i can't reveal ...

Can I trust my Bosses when they are all having extramarital affairs?

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I've been dealing with a situation at work that's recently come to a head. Our company is only 9 people large, and of those 9 people we've got two VPs and one President. Several months ago, the President and the female VP owned up to being in a relationship, ...

Blame rolls down hill pretty quickly here

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, Any suggestions for dealing with multiple layers of upper management that are rarely on the same page? Blame rolls down hill pretty quickly here and disputes among them are often resolved by pinning the blame on people down the chain. The 3 layers of upper management have been friends ...

Apparently I am the most ‘hated’ person in my office…

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I recently took over a job as the director of my department. I don't gossip, I am polite to everyone and I work very hard to meet deadlines. However my staff refuses to follow action plans and are extremely rude to me. I have just recently learned that I ...

Are new employees who are ‘different’, welcomed?

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Are new employees who are 'different', welcomed? In our current Office-Politics Poll, 75% of respondents answered "No". But it's not too late to express your opinion. The poll is still open, so if you think differently (or not) please cast your vote. And you can also send your comments to ...

Itching to tell off a toxic, backstabbing co-worker

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I truly have enjoyed your many columns. I think they provide a valuable service by helping people navigate the work place and work effectively with different people. Your columns regarding dealing with office princesses, brownnosers, backstabbers, eye-rollers, those desperate for attention and divas in their own minds (or gosh forbid! ...

Frustrated by a Flirt: Office-Politics invites 3 advisers to answer

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I am a 26 year old male working in a British bank in India. When a female boss flirts in the presence of male subordinates, would it be considered professional? By flirting I mean twirling hair, biting lips, looking deeply into the man's eyes, fondling earrings etc. ...

Frustrated by a Flirt: Female Point of View

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I am a 26 year old male working in a British bank in India. When a female boss flirts in the presence of male subordinates, would it be considered professional? By flirting I mean twirling hair, biting lips, looking deeply into the man's eyes, fondling earrings etc. ...

Frustrated by a Flirt / Male point of view

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I am a 26 year old male working in a British bank in India. When a female boss flirts in the presence of male subordinates, would it be considered professional? By flirting I mean twirling hair, biting lips, looking deeply into the man's eyes, fondling earrings etc. ...

Sucked In By Suck Up

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a company, manufacturing equipment where the attitude of a few is that if you are a newcomer, you should not take up space within the company & you must be out in a few months. I am working in this company for last 5 months, ...

Backstabbed by my best buddy…

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Dear Office-Politics, I discovered your website last week when searching on search engines for insight into my situation at work and found the office politics website to be very informative. Hence, I am contacting you in the hopes of obtaining some valuable insight into my situation. I was hired by my company ...