March, 2008 - Office-Politics

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My coworker is hogging information

I work in a mid size company and within my department, I have a coworker who has the same responsibilities in Germany. Since we work closely together, we have to manage information sharing to ensure that both services are transmitted with equal efficiency and standards. However, whenever we ...

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

Office baby boom elicits nasty jokes

Dear Office-Politics, I am a professional at a consulting company, leading a small group of employees. My husband and I had gone back and forth over our decision to have children for several years (although obviously this was not shared with management). I recently became pregnant and am very ...

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

Each day is hell and affects my health

Dear Office-Politics, I hope you can help me with this situation. I've worked for my current high-tech Telecom employer for 18 years, the last eight years in a help desk environment. The first six years I reported to a person of high integrity that fostered teamwork and promoted communication and individual ...

Posted in Backstabbers & Snakes, office politics | 2 Comments »

Could somebody be bad-mouthing me?

Dear Office-Politics, I work at a small Landscape Architecture office, where I have worked for 3 years. I consider myself a relaxed, physically attractive and very ethically-conscious person. The first year was very good... Made friends, socialized with co-workers outside the office quite a bit and had a raise after a ...

Posted in Backstabbers & Snakes, office politics | No Comments »

Explosive coworker undermines bargaining talks

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a unionized office. Major changes are taking place in our industry and our company is going after a large amount of online business. Work assignments, commissions, etc. are all undergoing a revamp. We currently have a group involved in negotiations with management and are trying ...

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

My boss told me not to share the information

Dear Office-Politics, I am concerned regarding the last project I was given by my boss in private. I was told not to share the information with anyone. The project is as unreasonable as it is untimely. I have been working at the company for a few months and this has to ...

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

Not invited to the Party

Dear Office-Politics, Approximately 6 months ago I took a new job in an AV-Technology department. Prior to my taking this job, I had done some part-time trouble-shooting for this department. Over the past 6 months or so, I noticed that two of my colleagues were collaborating on projects between themselves and not ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | 1 Comment »

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