March, 2008 - Office-Politics

Archive for March, 2008

Defensive supervisor poisons workplace

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a small office, and have been an employee here for about 2 years. In the last 12 months, my supervisor (the department director) has changed from an involved team leader who made us feel like she was in our corner, to an absent, uninterested person, forgetting ...

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Part II: Law fellow excluded from inner circle

Dear Office-Politics, I began working in a Center at my law school in a temporary position immediately after graduating, and began a formal two-year Fellow position last summer. I am hoping to build a career here long-term; however, the Directors have a clique, among the Center staff, that is quite close, ...

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Coworker presents my ideas as his own

Dear Office-Politics, I work in R&D at a small (40 people) technology company. About six months ago, a new engineer was hired to work on the same project. We have different responsibilities, but with a lot of overlap. He has about 6 years more work experience, but I ...

Posted in Backstabbers & Snakes, office politics | 5 Comments »

Part I: Law fellow excluded from inner circle

Posted in Cliques, office politics | 1 Comment »

Political and power stock has mysteriously tanked

Dear Office-Politics, I recently left a law firm after 14 years, to go to another larger firm, working both for the top team and a new division. It has recently been brought to my attention that I have a "reputation" and I am no longer in consideration for that top team because ...

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Kitchen Sink Politics

Dear Office Politics, I am one of two partners in a small business. We have a total of 7 people in our office, including the 2 of us. My business partner and I cannot seem to agree on her attitude toward the kitchen. I know it seems ...

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

HR person ‘fessed up. They ‘lost’ my resume.

Dear Office Politics, I work for a customer service call center and I have recently started looking for a new job while still being employed with my current one (why I’m leaving will probably have to be discussed in another email). I have heard good things about one particular company from a ...

Posted in Goodbye! Quitting. Being Fired., office politics | 1 Comment »

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