October, 2006 - Office-Politics

Archive for October, 2006

Paycheck envy in New Job

Dear Office-Politics, I am about to start a new job. I have been told I will be earning more than one of my contemporaries who has worked there for over two and a half years. They also know this and they are not happy about it. I have been told that ...

Posted in Jealousy, Envy and Lust, office politics | 1 Comment »

Troubled soul in a toxic workplace

Hi Office-Politics, I joined this company in March 2006. I come from a very different environment, my last job was with a corporate with 2,700 people there, this is a 30 person company but i am amazed with the insecurity and amount of loose talk that goes on around here. Most ...

Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics, Toxic Workplaces | 4 Comments »

Office politics going on between the CEO and CFO

Dear Office Politics, I have been noticing some office politics going on between the CEO and CFO of the organization I work for. I have been working as the Human Resources Manager for the past 5 years and I feel caught in the middle of their office politics. ...

Posted in office politics, Power Plays | No Comments »

Feeling mugged at work

Hi Office-Politics, I have recently returned to work from an injury followed by a sickness (1 year ago). Upon my return I was greeted by the HR officer and the new manager (who has recently been fired). In this meeting I was constantly badgered and belittled for my attitude, ...

Posted in Bullies and Bad Bosses, office politics, Toxic Workplaces | 1 Comment »

Everybody gets a gift card except me…

Dear Office-Politics, I have worked at a company for less than a year. I was married after I had been at the company for about 6 months. Traditionally whenever anyone is married, has a baby, death, special event a card is passed around and money is collected. This happens at least ...

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They say I am not a team worker but I am the only one on the team

Dear Office-Politics, I work for a Corporation in a department where I am the only unionized worker and the others are all managers. Three Occupational Health Nurses, one Doctor and one Administration Support (who does very little). I have recently been accused of not being a teamworker. I am ...

Posted in office politics, Rumors, Gossip and Buzz | 1 Comment »

Confused about my role. Am I paranoid?

Dear Office Politics, I have been at my current job for over a year and can say that I really enjoy the type of work I do (civil engineering). However, I have recently become confused about what my role in the company is. For the past year, I have ...

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

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