June, 2007 - Office-Politics

Archive for June, 2007

How do you get rid of bad managers?

Dear Office-Politics, Why don't people go to the human resource office and complain? Because they are afraid of retribution. I moved to Florida from Illinois in 2005 because my husband got a faculty position. I had a very successful career in Illinois with excellent job evaluations. I got ...

Posted in Bullies and Bad Bosses, office politics | 6 Comments »

Subordinate keeps jumping over my head…

Dear Office-Politics, I am assistant manager in a hospital setting, employed here for 10 years. Get along well with my director. However, this young girl who started here about 5 years ago as a part time person, became very close with my boss. Now 5 years later she is doing special ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | 2 Comments »

Part II: No one else has the guts to stand up…

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, Here's my job situation: I work as a subcontractor for a government agency, who I'll refer to as Alphabet. ...

Posted in office politics, Toxic Workplaces | 1 Comment »

Part I: No one else has the guts to stand up…

Dear Office-Politics, Here's my job situation: I work as a subcontractor for a government agency, who I'll refer to as Alphabet. There are about 15 subcontracting companies on this project, but one is considered the 'prime' since they have the most people here, and I'll refer to them as the Company. Now ...

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Dealing with a Queen Bee and a chameleon

Dear Office-Politics, I work for state government in a bureau of about 20 people. Prior to my maternity leave about 3 years ago, there was a woman I was "friends" with up until the time I returned from my leave. She enjoys gossip (I really don't, but I used ...

Posted in office politics, Rumors, Gossip and Buzz | 3 Comments »

Part II: Manager and her friends waste time chatting

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a sales office of about 15 people. My question is, how do I sit back and ignore the office manager who is always chit chatting with a couple of the ladies in the office. They go out to lunch all of the time, taking an hour ...

Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics | 1 Comment »

I was the best thing since sliced bread. But then…

Dear Office-Politics, I was the best thing since sliced bread. Pay raises, compliments, and promotion since starting my current job eight years ago. My manager left me to my own devices. I had a divorce and bankruptcy and as a result I took my eye off the ball. That behind me ...

Posted in office politics, Office-Princesses, Boss' Pet and Halos | No Comments »

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