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I’m the quiet, reserved, stay at my desk type…



Dear Office-Politics, I know that you have to play the game sometimes but some of us are just not very good at it. I'm one of those quiet, reserved, stay at my desk, get my job done types. I'm a first time manager (a department of three) and in my second ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | 1 Comment »

Next victim for sociopath boss and sidekick?



Dear Office-Politics, I work for a sociopath. He is entertaining, persuasive, an expert in all areas, but he is also arrogant, domineering, a manipulator, a liar, and operates on paranoia. His agenda is self serving yet his position is the general manager. He has one personal confidante for all company decisions. ...

Posted in Bullies and Bad Bosses, office politics | 11 Comments »

Nice Perfume, must you bathe in it?



Dear Office-Politics, Nice Perfume, must you bathe in it? That is what I want to say to her but I won't. I have this co-worker. She is a very nice woman. In fact, she is the one who trained me. She got a promotion in the same office and I took her ...

Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics | 10 Comments »

Termination blamed on reorganization, but untrue



Dear Office-Politics, I am afraid that I am in a bad situation and I have to get your advice ASAP. I was just terminated from my job because of the so called 'reorganization'. However, I knew the real reason was that I complained about the unfair, bad and abusive behavior ...

Posted in Goodbye! Quitting. Being Fired., office politics | 1 Comment »

I rubbed my new boss the wrong way



Dear Office Politics, Somehow I have managed to rub my newly appointed manager the wrong way. I've made a few mistakes (common mistakes all my coworkers make as well), but my partner and I are the only ones who get called out on these problems. I don't think I've ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | No Comments »

Stay Tuned: The Spider’s Revenge



Dear Office-Politics, I do not know how to play the game however I need to learn and learn fast otherwise I may be out of job and although this is not the worst thing that can happen in life, I also don’t have a fall back plan. I have two beautiful ...

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Decision-making: Go for the money?



Dear Office-Politics, I work in an IT support role that is split 50/50 between support and team leadership responsibilities. My employer is a 3rd party contractor that provides IT support to our customer; I am at the customer’s location 100% of the time. Last month, the customer’s HR person ...

Posted in Climbing the Ladder, office politics | 1 Comment »

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