April, 2007 - Office-Politics

Archive for April, 2007

Power war is driving me and others crazy

Dear Office-Politics, I work for an LLC. 4 partners and 4 sons of 2 of the partners. Three sons are in a power war and it is driving me and others crazy. They call me (and a coworker) after hours to talk about the others. They come ...

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I want to put an “office princess” in her place…

Dear Office-Politics, Is there anything I can do to put an "office princess" in her place without hurting my reputation? I work at a newspaper and work with an "office princess" who really needs to be put in her place. She's 31, laughs very insincerely at anything people say, says things like ...

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Training the Boss’ Pet

Dear Office-Politics, Please help! Since I started my new position as an accounting supervisor last May, I have had nothing but hard times to get my boss’ pet to get her work done and meet deadlines. Both my boss and the pet are always covering up for themselves. If an invoice ...

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Still working at part-time job I had in college

Dear Office-Politics, I'm 23 - still working a 20 hour week at the retail job I had while going to college, because of the economy. I have not advanced into an Assistant Manager even though I am the hardest worker, never absent or late, etc. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Overlooked OFFICE-POLITICS REPLY ...

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Should I ask an ex-employee’s fiance back?

Linda Kaplan Thaler, co-author of The Power of Nice, and CEO of The Kaplan Thaler Group has answered the letter below. Read the Office-Politics book review on The Power of Nice. Dear Office-Politics, I had an employee, Steven, that the previous manager, Bill, hired. After a short period, Bill hired Steven’s fiancé, ...

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Power struggle with coworker

Dear Office-Politics, I work with a woman who is threatened by me, therefore, she regularly tries to take over some of my responsibilities to make herself look good. She is the Chief’s assistant and I am the Deputy Chiefs’ assistant, so she thinks that I am beneath her. When I ...

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The Office Princess likes to flirt all day

Dear Office-Politics, Recently one of the girls in our office has developed a princess attitude. She is constantly talking about herself and makes everything be about her. If she is not the center of attention, then the world is not right. She likes to float around all day and flirt with ...

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