Q: “Recently, my supervisor abruptly terminated one of my co-workers in front of me and another employee. She then asked the two of us to give her written summaries of what we had witnessed. After reading our reports, she told us to rewrite them based on her version of events, which is basically a lie. Lying is against my principles, so this is totally stressing me out.” Honest Abe
Every office comes with politics. It can be messy, especially when it involves the boss playing favorites, or the person in the cube next to you that’s out for your job and pay grade. Even the water cooler gossip that seems innocuous can bite. You most likely can’t avoid office politics, but don’t despair. Here are a few ways that you can still thrive in a politically charged environment.
It’s easy to forget that when it comes to what’s really going on in the world, we tend to see things from only an Americanized perspective. With a couple of clicks, assignmenteditor.com will show you newspapers from all over the globe so you can get a better sense of how people living beyond our borders […]
More than 70% of office workers and managers believe U.S. employees are more productive today than they were five years ago, according to a survey by office supply retailer Staples.
Q: “My assistant, ‘Amy,’ is a brilliant manipulator. She claims to get along with everyone, but with me she is disrespectful, arrogant, and intimidating. To make matters worse, Amy has become friendly with my boss, so he thinks I’m exaggerating when I describe her behavior. What can I do?” Hopeless
You didn’t net the promotion you wanted … this time. So move beyond your disappointment and take these steps to win the next one.
Often in the world of work, you will be called on to write a short, professional biography to post online or in print. It’s easy to fall into the trap of maximizing every accomplishment and qualification in an attempt to make yourself look as good as possible. But if that’s the route you take, you’re sure to fail, writes Jonathan Rick.
How much does your employer watch you? Is there a policy about Internet use at your work? How closely is your Internet usage time tracked? What’s normal?
A study by Cynthia Rudin and Been Kim at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers insight into the power behind words and how they can be used in the workplace to produce favorable outcomes.
In Excel, when you have a 0-first digit zip code, it usually shows up as only the last four digits. So, take a Massachusetts zip code like 02201. If you just type that into an Excel cell it comes up 2201. You could type an apostrophe in front of it, but then it would appear left justified like all other text. There are several alternatives.
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