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My ‘old’ Boss still expects me to do work for him!



Dear Office-Politics, I work for an investment firm and, until recently, I had been an administrative assistant for two investment advisors. Now, I am an administrative assistant exclusively for one advisor. When I accepted the offer to work for my now boss, I was under the impression that I would be ...

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Part I: Trouble brewing working with a colleague



Dear Office-Politics, It is important to the harmony of the work place in our department to work in collaboration with other assistants within the department. One of my colleagues confided in me that they are having difficulty working with another colleague. How should I handle this situation? Team-worker OFFICE-POLITICS REPLY BY JENNIFER GLUECK ...

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Part II: Trouble brewing working with a colleague



Dear Office-Politics, It is important to the harmony of the work place in our department to work in collaboration with other assistants within the department. One of my colleagues confided in me that they are having difficulty working with another colleague. How should I handle this situation? Team-worker OFFICE-POLITICS REPLY BY PETER GARBER Dear ...

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Revolving door position: Is it me or them?



Dear Office-Politics, Our office has a new staff member who has been with us for 1 month. She was hired to fill a highly demanding position. She is very good in this position and we would hate to lose her, as she is the 4th person to take this job ...

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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 ...

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Fear that new promotion sets me up as target



Dear Office-Politics, I am hoping you can offer some advice for my situation. I have been at my current job for a year. I previously worked in the same field using the same software. This was a big advantage for me since there was not much need for training. I am ...

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I am in HR but the irony is, I am bad at dealing with people



Dear Office-Politics Veterans, I am in an HR-related role but the irony is, I am bad at dealing with people. Here's my situation... My colleagues have seen HR as an avenue to test waters for challenging the management's policies or practices. More often, i'm in a difficult role as i can't reveal ...

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