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Archive for September, 2007

Doing water ballet in the shark tank



Dear Office-Politics, I find my "non political, good work ethics-self" in the bad position of working with a woman who manages to do nothing, take credit for my successes and blames me for "our" mistakes. I've had this job for a few months and have not had a good nights sleep since. ...

Egotistical, self centered, sarcastic attitude loses sales



Dear Office-Politics, I have a situation that seems to require attention but I'm not sure how to handle it. I work for a small media company (under 20 employees) where advertiser sales and company rep relations is very important to our business. My supervisor has proceeded to upset a large majority ...

I can’t stand the backstabbing…



Dear Office-Politics, I can't stand the backstabbing of the general public. I have now become self employed... I refuse to stab myself in the back. Protecting my Backside OFFICE-POLITICS REPLY BY DR. JOHN BURTON Dear "Protecting my Backside", While it is difficult to stab oneself in the back, you need to be aware of the ...

Coworker treats people like garbage because they dress “ghetto”



Dear Office-Politics, I'm unsure how to proceed - or if I can even do so. Here's the scoop: I'm in the sales department of a particular industry in which we have a great deal of exposure to the public at large. We're situated in an urban environment in which some customers/clients who ...

Supervisor yells and belittles employees



Dear Office-Politics, I have a problem with my supervisor. She often yells at employees, belittles them in front of other employees, talks down to us and is very rude. I allowed her to treat me this way until recently that I spoke up for myself when she yelled at me in ...

Invasive Love and Radiological Romance



Dear Office-Politics, I work in an endovascular suite, which consists of nurse's, radiology techs, scrub techs and surgeons. The lead radiology tech (male) has been dating a female radiology tech who is under his management. He also allows her to make numerous decisions, which no other tech is permitted to make. ...

Toxic Boss’ warning signals ignored



Dear Office-Politics, A little over six months ago, I started a new position as an associate editor with a small publishing house. It was immediately apparently the company’s culture and dynamics were much different than in other offices. Everyone there cursed frequently and playfully joked with one another. At first, it ...