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Archive for August, 2008

Are you the best person to be the manager?

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Dear Office Politics, I have just been hired as marketing manager of a team of 8 in a finance-related company. This is my first team leader experience. I have 10-years very generic experience in marketing, in various industries but not that one. One member of my team was hired only 2 months ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | 1 Comment »

Am I the (pregnant) fall guy?

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I took a job 3 years ago with a start-up tech company as a software engineer. Dream job, but my boss turned out to be not so good at business and less good at managing people. The business is losing money like crazy, and worse, my relationship with my boss ...

Posted in Toxic Workplaces, office politics | 2 Comments »

Snake removal failed

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I wrote to you last year, "Snake Handling Not in Job Description". You tendered good advice. Since then, the agency has ruptured. Tragically, one Animal Control Officer committed suicide as a result of the toxic culture, gossip and loose lips at work. Last August, the Field Supervisor resigned. ...

Posted in Backstabbers & Snakes, office politics | 5 Comments »

The Office Crab criticizes everyone

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Dear Office-Politics, I am writing on behalf of a group of diverse and hardworking coworkers among whom morale is at an all time low. Our often bumbling managers have a history of granting knee jerk behind the doors promotions, creating new positions without posting them and making surprise staffing changes. Some ...

Posted in Toxic Workplaces, office politics | 4 Comments »

Looking For A Job? Go Green Collar

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

BY JOHN A. CHALLENGER Students preparing to enter or return to the nation’s colleges and universities in the coming weeks would be well advised to consider educational paths that lead to careers in burgeoning fields related to the environment, ecology and alternative energy. These areas are expected to fuel significant economic growth ...

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Wanted: Green Collar Workers

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

By Franke James, Founder, Office-Politics.com (Article originally published on www.MyGreenConscience.com) Would you -- or your kids -- rather work at a 'McJob' or a 'Green Collar' job? Let's hope we can convince lots of young people that green collar jobs offer far brighter opportunities than any McJob, because the world needs a ...

Posted in Inspiring Thoughts | 4 Comments »

The Active Go-Giver

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Wouldn’t it be great if the more you gave, the more you got back in return? If that were true, imagine how it would transform your workplace, your career, and even your family life. All of a sudden there’d be an upsurge in people wanting to give, give, give, instead ...

Posted in Inspiring Thoughts | 7 Comments »

The Go-Giver List

Friday, August 1st, 2008

  Franke James, MFA  It's amazing what you can see when you start looking. I realized I know a lot of Go-Givers. And this is just MY list of Go-Givers. Who would you put on your Go-Giver list? The Go-Givers listed below are included because of something they've given me, done for me, ...

Posted in Inspiring Thoughts | 9 Comments »


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