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Director of surgical department is a backstabber

Dear Office-Politics, I recently found out that the director of my department has stabbed me in the back. I work in a small surgical hospital. The persons she talked to were the lead nurse and the main doctor at the facility. She has told them that I told her ...

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The friend, I helped, has now turned on me…

Dear Office-Politics, I have a dilemma when it comes to working in my office. I am employed by a large Temp Agency and applied for a position as a payroll clerk near my home. The hours were great and it was only a 20 minute commute each way, instead ...

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Email falsely claimed I was “on the warpath”…

Dear Office-Politics, Good morning, and thanks for your web site! I have a dilemma and would appreciate knowing your thoughts. Four months ago as a new paralegal, I was excited to have been offered a great job in a small law firm. My co-worker, who was instrumental ...

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Manager and Supervisor are sabotaging psychopaths

Dear Office-Politics, I'm currently struggling with office politics in our Department. I am an Engineering graduate and have a position of a Technical Supervisor. My problem is that there are some Senior employees & supervisors who do not have college degrees that don't want to be left behind when it comes to ...

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