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The Office Crab criticizes everyone

Dear Office-Politics, I am writing on behalf of a group of diverse and hardworking coworkers among whom morale is at an all time low. Our often bumbling managers have a history of granting knee jerk behind the doors promotions, creating new positions without posting them and making surprise staffing changes. Some ...

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Looking For A Job? Go Green Collar

BY JOHN A. CHALLENGER Students preparing to enter or return to the nation’s colleges and universities in the coming weeks would be well advised to consider educational paths that lead to careers in burgeoning fields related to the environment, ecology and alternative energy. These areas are expected to fuel significant economic growth ...

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Tattoos Are Here To Stay

BY JOHN A. CHALLENGER Even as a slowdown in the economy threatens to curtail hiring, recruiters across the country still face difficulty finding the right people with the right skills to fill job openings. With skilled labor shortages worsening as baby boomers leave the workforce, employers will be left with ...

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Hell at work since my manager is my boyfriend

Dear Office-Politics, Firstly, I would like to say thank God for such a website as recently I have been blazing through a couple of war and backstabbing episodes. I am 18 this year and I happen to work as a Captain (supervisor) in a French Dining restaurant. Honestly, it has been hell ...

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Boss prefers my BF. Thinks I am good for nothing

Dear Office-Politics, I've just completed a month in a family business. My boyfriend and I were recruited right after completing our MBA degrees. My boyfriend is a very outspoken, jovial and interactive person. On the contrary, I am a bit of an introvert. He has made good friends with the staff. ...

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I have made some horrible office politics mistakes

Dear Office-Politics, I have to admit that I know nothing about office politics and have made some horrible mistakes -- the main one of being totally honest and pulling away and being seen as arrogant. After working for 16 years for a small company, I was forced by the owner ...

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My sister is making my work life miserable

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a fairly small office (staff count is somewhere around 15-20). About 3 years ago, my boss at the time asked for help in getting a vacant position filled. He asked if I had any sisters up for the task. (He knew that I had come from ...

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