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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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Part I: Clique fuels behind-the-scenes sniping

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It’s a Zoo where I work…

Dear Office-Politics, I have problems with our gossipy giraffes and the lion that listens to them. I work in a zoo. The staff is spread out over several buildings and has a wide variety of duties and skills. In the building I work in there are several departments, including administration ...

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Betrayed by confidants

Dear Office-Politics, Approximately seven months ago, I took a promotion that required relocation to a new city, away from my friends and family. Within a month, two other young professionals (I will call them Will and Grace) joined the team and we began to socialize outside of work - that is ...

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Part I: My coworker ignores me and it is very cruel

Dear Office-Politics, My company likes to move us around every 3 or 4 months. I was just moved after being comfortable somewhere else for 6 months, and was looking forward to a change until I realized the person beside me hates me for no known reason. She ignores me ...

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No skateboard, over 40 and face doesn’t fit…

Dear Office-Politics, I have been working for a large marketing company for about 9 months in planning. This is made up of about 12 senior planners each responsible on a project to project basis and managing single projects. The department is being broken up into client teams. There will be ...

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Dealing with a Queen Bee and a chameleon

Dear Office-Politics, I work for state government in a bureau of about 20 people. Prior to my maternity leave about 3 years ago, there was a woman I was "friends" with up until the time I returned from my leave. She enjoys gossip (I really don't, but I used ...

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