Archive for June, 2007
Dear Office-Politics,
I need some insight in figuring out what type of workplace culture I've joined. I joined a new company in April.
At first it seemed friendly enough. I wasn't looking for perfection nor to assume that my co-workers would become my "friends." Though I'm at a loss to ...
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Dear Office-Politics,
I need some insight in figuring out what type of workplace culture I've joined. I joined a new company in April.
At first it seemed friendly enough. I wasn't looking for perfection nor to assume that my co-workers would become my "friends." Though I'm at a loss to ...
Posted in Cliques, office politics | 1 Comment »
Dear Office-Politics,
I work in an international environment and predominantly work with Finnish people. I am English. Their culture, as such, is very quiet and introverted. I have no problem with that.
However, my colleague with whom I share an office never ever says 'good morning' and completely ignores me all day ...
Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics | 2 Comments »
Dear Office-Politics,
I'm hoping you can give me some pointers on how to deal with a situation that has evolved in my work place. I started working for a publishing firm about a year ago as an assistant editor. At that time the editorial department had gone through a ...
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Dear Office-Politics,
I work for an investment firm and, until recently, I had been an administrative assistant for two investment advisors. Now, I am an administrative assistant exclusively for one advisor.
When I accepted the offer to work for my now boss, I was under the impression that I would be ...
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Dear Office-Politics,
It is important to the harmony of the work place in our department to work in collaboration with other assistants within the department. One of my colleagues confided in me that they are having difficulty working with another colleague. How should I handle this situation?
Team-worker
OFFICE-POLITICS REPLY BY JENNIFER GLUECK ...
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Dear Office-Politics,
It is important to the harmony of the work place in our department to work in collaboration with other assistants within the department. One of my colleagues confided in me that they are having difficulty working with another colleague. How should I handle this situation?
Team-worker
OFFICE-POLITICS REPLY BY PETER GARBER
Dear ...
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