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How do you get rid of bad managers?



Dear Office-Politics, Why don't people go to the human resource office and complain? Because they are afraid of retribution. I moved to Florida from Illinois in 2005 because my husband got a faculty position. I had a very successful career in Illinois with excellent job evaluations. I got ...

Part II: Hell working for Narcissistic Editor



Dear Office-Politics, I'm hoping you can give me some pointers on how to deal with a situation that has evolved in my work place. I started working for a publishing firm about a year ago as an assistant editor. At that time the editorial department had gone through a ...

Part I: Hell working for Narcissistic Editor



Dear Office-Politics, I'm hoping you can give me some pointers on how to deal with a situation that has evolved in my work place. I started working for a publishing firm about a year ago as an assistant editor. At that time the editorial department had gone through a ...

Age-related disabilities bring out the bullies



Dear Office-Politics, I was a successful executive in high tech companies for 15 years. About 7 years ago I started my own small company which now has 4 employees. As a small company we can’t afford to pay the highest salaries, but I try to create a great work environment ...

You don’t know that yet, boy are you slow!



Dear Office-Politics, My friend is having problems at her new job with a few co-workers that are being inappropriate (never in front of the boss) and she is calling me a lot. She was learning some things on the computer and one of the co-workers said, "You don't know that yet, ...

Former ‘ghetto superstar’ seeks peaceful solution



Dear Office-Politics, I joined the software department of a large company and started working on a large complex project. The team I was working in were mainly senior people who were initially very helpful and supportive. As a new graduate I found the initial work very challenging and needed ...

I am the office scapegoat. I loathe going to work…



Dear Office-Politics, Good morning. I found your website while researching another insidious commonplace office problem, "workplace bullying and mobbing". Until I began a position with a Municipality, after several self-employed years, I wasn't even aware that this organizational issue existed. At first I began to question myself and ...