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Franke James is Editor/Founder of Office-Politics.com and Inventor of the Office-Politics® Game. Peter R. Garber has worked as an HR professional for over 25 years and is the author of many business books including: Winning the Rat Race at Work and 100 Ways to Get on the Wrong Side of your Boss. Dina Beach Lynch, is an Ombudsman, Author and former attorney. An award-winning mediator, Dina served as the Corporate Ombudsman for the 7th largest bank in the US helping over 48,000 employees to resolve workplace issues. Dr. Rick Brandon is CEO of Brandon Partners. He has consulted and trained tens of thousands at corporations worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies across a variety of industries. Dr. Marty Seldman is one of America's most experienced executive coaches. His 35-year career includes expertise in executive coaching, group dynamics, cross-cultural studies, clinical psychology, and training. Arnie Herz, is a lawyer, mediator, speaker, author and consultant nationally recognized for his practical and inspired approach to conflict resolution and client counseling. Dr. John Burton LL.B. M.B.A. M.Div. Ph.D. is an ethicist, mediator, lawyer and theologian. John is currently located in Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada, working with Canada's aboriginal communities. |
When does office politics turn into illegal behavior? She put a rear view mirror on her PC monitor and angled it toward me to watch every move I made... May 2005, Article 6 Dear Office-Politics, I want your opinion on something --- when does office politics turn
into out and out illegal behavior? I'll start with the basics, as I
could go on and on for VOLUMES. (If it matters or not, I'm in the
USA.)
Those were just the first 20 things that come to mind! Like I said,
I could go on for VOLUMES. Maybe I'm overreacting, but I don't think
that this is normal.... What should I do???? Dear At-wits-end, Since we are not lawyers, we won't attempt to answer your question "when
does office politics turn into out and out illegal behavior".
The next step is to contact a lawyer and probably start documenting what is happening to you. Thanks for writing to Office-Politics. Regards, Rick Brandon, Ph.D. and Marty Seldman, Ph.D., Co-authors Feedback from Franke James, Creator, The Office-Politics Game My 'two cents' on this is that the tremendous stress you are experiencing
must be very tough on you physically and mentally. Whatever you decide
about your work situation, you need to take steps to protect your emotional
health. Good luck. Let us know how things work out.
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