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The Scorpion and the Turtle

Dear Office-Politics, I have worked in this office for about 3 years and I am a social person, trying to get along with most people. I tend to lean toward the positive people to hang out with. I became friends with the HR assistant when I was first hired. I have ...

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Marginalized like a fly on squat

Dear Office-Politics, The rundown of players: My Boss: Overall a good guy, with a great work ethic but appears to have misplaced his balls. In all honesty, he lacks leadership ability and there were many of times I was forced to sit in his office and hear him bemoan the lack of ...

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The new guy I hired is HATED

Dear Office Politics, I recently received a promotion and hired my replacement; however, everyone who now reports to him hates him. He is a very talented manager of work, but lacks charisma and needs to improve on his people skills. We have lost a couple of good people due to his ...

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No longer the star in my boss’s eyes

Dear Office-Politics, I hope you can shed some light on my situation. I joined this company as a marketing coordinator with a great reputation in the lifestyle industry. I worked really hard and gave my best to the company. When I first joined, the company was undergoing a change ...

Posted in Jealousy, Envy and Lust, office politics | 2 Comments »

Chomping at the bit to get “into the game”

Dear Office-Politics, I recently started working as a full time temporary employee with a college institution in their athletic department. I made it clear that my intentions were to hopefully become a permanent full time employee at some point. The pay is several hundred dollars more a month and is really ...

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Inspiring Thoughts: Political Courage

Kathleen Kelley Reardon, Ph. D. writes: "Courage is a kind of power akin to but more substantial than charisma. Courageous people are at once admired and feared, largely because they appear to lack fear themselves and also because they are unpredictable. These attributes make them an anomaly. As one manager ...

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Rising star treated like trained monkey

Dear Office-Politics, I am a fresh, new female lawyer working under another female lawyer (a Partner in the firm). She gives me the most pathetic of jobs like 'translating a one-line letter', proof-reading letters and labeling files. Other partners in the firm have more confidence in my abilities and have given me ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | 7 Comments »

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