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The Boss brings the office snitch soda pop

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a CPA office. There are two partners and three employees. The secretary is what I call an "office snitch". She bad-mouths everyone. Plays both bosses against the other. Has become too close to the male boss and uses it to her ...

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Part I: Chief Operating Officer wins Office Raffle

Dear Office-Politics, I work in a large cultural institution close to a major metropolitan area. As in many not-for-profits, the employees love the institution and their work, but morale is low due to cutbacks in staffing and pay raises for several years in a row. However, as is often ...

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Where is the power seat in the office?

Dear Office-Politics, I want to know one thing from you... A new manager with years of experience in companies that are famous for office politics joins a new office. Then, without any significant reason (all the reasons are absolutely silly -- that's for sure) proposes to the boss to change ...

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How to Send a Subtle Message to your Boss

Dilemma: You're a project manager, and you're in dire need of resources to complete the project. You've told your boss several times that you need more resources, but she hasn't acted on it. You want to go over her head, but you don't want to seem to be doing so. Who ...

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Commander having relations with enlisted female

Dear Office-Politics, I'm in the Army and work in one of the Battalion shops. As such, I'm in and out of the Commander's office all day. Recently I discovered that he is having sexual relations with an enlisted female. That is definitely against Army regulations, but I feel that I'll be ...

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Chased around the boardroom table by the boss

Dear Office-Politics, I have been literally chased around the conference room table by the head boss of the bank. I am female and he was chasing me for sexual reasons. What makes it's more creepy is that he is the stepfather of a guy I used to date. What can I ...

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Part II: Clique fuels behind-the-scenes sniping

Dear Office-Politics, I manage a smallish office of 11 people. The interpersonal dynamics have always been great, but just recently I suspect a small clique has formed, with some flow-on effects to the rest of the office. The difficulty for me is that the negative effects of this clique are fairly difficult ...

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