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Archive for March, 2008

My coworker is hogging information

Friday, March 28th, 2008

I work in a mid size company and within my department, I have a coworker who has the same responsibilities in Germany. Since we work closely together, we have to manage information sharing to ensure that both services are transmitted with equal efficiency and standards. However, whenever we ...

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Office baby boom elicits nasty jokes

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I am a professional at a consulting company, leading a small group of employees. My husband and I had gone back and forth over our decision to have children for several years (although obviously this was not shared with management). I recently became pregnant and am very ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | 2 Comments »

Each day is hell and affects my health

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I hope you can help me with this situation. I've worked for my current high-tech Telecom employer for 18 years, the last eight years in a help desk environment. The first six years I reported to a person of high integrity that fostered teamwork and promoted communication and individual ...

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Could somebody be bad-mouthing me?

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I work at a small Landscape Architecture office, where I have worked for 3 years. I consider myself a relaxed, physically attractive and very ethically-conscious person. The first year was very good... Made friends, socialized with co-workers outside the office quite a bit and had a raise after a ...

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Explosive coworker undermines bargaining talks

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a unionized office. Major changes are taking place in our industry and our company is going after a large amount of online business. Work assignments, commissions, etc. are all undergoing a revamp. We currently have a group involved in negotiations with management and are trying ...

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My boss told me not to share the information

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I am concerned regarding the last project I was given by my boss in private. I was told not to share the information with anyone. The project is as unreasonable as it is untimely. I have been working at the company for a few months and this has to ...

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Not invited to the Party

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, Approximately 6 months ago I took a new job in an AV-Technology department. Prior to my taking this job, I had done some part-time trouble-shooting for this department. Over the past 6 months or so, I noticed that two of my colleagues were collaborating on projects between themselves and not ...

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Defensive supervisor poisons workplace

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a small office, and have been an employee here for about 2 years. In the last 12 months, my supervisor (the department director) has changed from an involved team leader who made us feel like she was in our corner, to an absent, uninterested person, forgetting ...

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Part II: Law fellow excluded from inner circle

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I began working in a Center at my law school in a temporary position immediately after graduating, and began a formal two-year Fellow position last summer. I am hoping to build a career here long-term; however, the Directors have a clique, among the Center staff, that is quite close, ...

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Coworker presents my ideas as his own

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I work in R&D at a small (40 people) technology company. About six months ago, a new engineer was hired to work on the same project. We have different responsibilities, but with a lot of overlap. He has about 6 years more work experience, but I ...

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Part I: Law fellow excluded from inner circle

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I began working in a Center at my law school in a temporary position immediately after graduating, and began a formal two-year Fellow position last summer. I am hoping to build a career here long-term; however, the Directors have a clique, among the Center staff, that ...

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Political and power stock has mysteriously tanked

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I recently left a law firm after 14 years, to go to another larger firm, working both for the top team and a new division. It has recently been brought to my attention that I have a "reputation" and I am no longer in consideration for that top team because ...

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