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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Part I: The Lazy Manager

Dear Office-Politics, I've been working under my current manager for about three years. She is a very nice lady; however, she has a terrible work ethic. Routinely arriving late to work, leaving early, going on shopping trips or hair appointments in the middle of the day, surfing the net or playing ...

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My boss is a self-serving ego-nightmare

Dear Office-Politics, My boss is a self-serving ego-nightmare at the cost of my self esteem. He had minimal previous experience in the field his management post assumes, yet assumes he has has magically accumulated expert knowledge of every area of our function. He contradicts or disagrees with every opinion or comment ...

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Under Bosszilla’s Thumb

Dear Office-Politics, LETTER ONE: I'm not sure you can address this situation, but if nothing else, it will make you laugh. I work for a very large organization and I have many dealings with several departments outside of my own on a daily basis. One department in particular is making life miserable. The ...

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