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Archive for May, 2007

Co-worker driving us crazy… ‘Frasier of the Cubicles’ responds



Dear Office-Politics, We have a fairly new guy in our IT department, I'll call him "Boris". He is rude, selfish, and wants to do things his way. He will openly argue with anyone who disagrees with his conclusions or methods. He refuses to work as part of our ...

Coworkers ask: What do you do all day?



Dear Office-Politics, "What do you do all day?" is what I hear from co-workers. I currently work for a company in which I am considered a top-performer by management. Recently, I have been receiving an unusual amount of back handed comments regarding me just "walking around all day doing nothing." Here is ...

Am I acting strangely due to menopause?



Dear Office-Politics, I am glad I found your website. I have been searching for answers how to fix a sensitive situation. A year ago, my company had a major reorganization. I got a new strong manager. He is very business oriented and direct to the point. The change took ...

Coworker’s DUI arrest and messy affair



Dear Office-Politics, I have worked for the same non-profit for 16 years. I started right after college and worked my way to an administrative position after 4 years. For the past 12 years I have been an administrator. A coworker, 20 years my senior has a drinking problem. ...

More office politics now than 20 yrs ago?



Dear Office-Politics, Do you feel there is more office politics now then there was 20 yrs ago? I think there is more office politics now, because it is now tougher to find a job than 20 yrs ago. This is because everything is computerized, and there are not many manual labour ...

How do I work with a snake?



Dear Office-Politics, I would be very interested in your advice for this situation. There is a new women working in our office now. This women was hired to work for the new director of our department however he has not moved his new office to our location yet. It has been over ...

Part II: More office politics now than 20 yrs ago?



Dear Office-Politics, Do you feel there is more office politics now then there was 20 yrs ago? I think there is more office politics now, because it is now tougher to find a job than 20 yrs ago. This is because everything is computerized, and there are not many manual labour ...