February, 2008 - Office-Politics

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Six coworkers in clique all went to school together

Dear Office-Politics, I'm in an uncomfortable situation that is causing me stress. I work with about 6 people who all had relationships before they got the jobs, they all went to college together and the manager seems to only hire his friends. There was a new hire last week who was a ...

Posted in Cliques, office politics | 1 Comment »

Part I: Success has created jealousy

Dear Office Politics, (First off, thanks for hosting and operating this site, you gave me some very valuable advice many years ago. So now I'm back again with a new dilemma for your experts.) About one year ago I joined a new startup company as a department head, one level ...

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

Office Karma: I wonder when will she get hers?

Dear Office-Politics, I am really in desperate need of your advice. I subscribe to your site and read all of the incoming letters and all of the advice is great. I thought I could piece parts here and there but nothing is working. I work in a very small, ...

Posted in Backstabbers & Snakes, office politics | 4 Comments »

Stressed by coworker’s personalities

Dear Office-Politics, I work in the satellite office of a large company located in a small rural community. I work with 5 other employees and am having difficulties coping with the personalities of my female co-workers. There are four women, myself included, and two men, one being our manager. The ...

Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics | 2 Comments »

Managers fighting and dragging us into the mess

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a small (4 employees) field office that is part of a larger government agency. The tangled web of office politics has left myself and a coworker frustrated and wondering how to proceed. Three years ago the assistant manager transferred into our office due to restructuring. ...

Posted in Bullies and Bad Bosses, office politics | No Comments »

She was furious I blind-cc-ed the email to my boss

Dear Office-Politics, I have just been confirmed as a Communications Executive after 6 months being on probation. I have a good relationship with my boss, who's got strong views about building up the company's image and branding. Since we do a lot of discussion on PR and communications matters, some of ...

Posted in office politics, Power Plays | 3 Comments »

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