Office Politics.  I am currently working my way to get to the top of the organisation's Management Team.?
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Work hard and suck a lot of butt
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You definitely do not want to burn any bridges. Diplomacy is the key, regardless of how you feel about the job. Do not allow your emotions to surface (at home of course you can break a few plates). Keep searching for a job after regular business hours and do not leave any option unexplored. When the right opportunity knocks, follow the company policies, and most importanly follow up with most influential people at your old company from time to time. Never complain or raise issues since you never know when they will come to haunt you. Best of luck
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you don't want to announce it too early before elections, or people will start judging you, so start when sign-ups begin.  if you wait for this, everything will work out nicely, and people will kno youre serious about the position.\n\nvote me best answer! and good luck!
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The only way to avoid having a bad boss, or office politics is to go into business for yourself. I would just avoid contact with the office brass altogether, and just go about my work to maintain tranquility.
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Get into a job where you can work your way up. You can start out as an associate, then move up to a management position.
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You have to start small and work your way up.Your credentials alone may move you up the ladder a little quicker.Most top executives had to start in the "cube".
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If it is at work, maybe go to the personnel department and talk it over with someone....or talk to people who are completely out of the situation and will not tell what you say.\n\nDevelop a plan to get out of there...document everything you do in case they accuse you of something. Carefully develop an alliance with someone there getting their approval of you, without telling them you have a problem..for example if your boss is mean, and there is someone else that has authority there too, impress them with how nice or good you are, and get their approval.  Sometimes one authority figure will speak positive things to the other and help to change their mind.\n\nSit tight and be careful...ask God to help you..
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Be careful if you want to stay in your job, as it sounds like you are clashing with quite a number of people at the moment.  If you are not careful, your upper management will notice, and start to think that you are difficult to work with, or not a team player.\nNext time, address it directly, face to face with the other employee.  If they repeat, then its time to escalate the issue.  Speak with their manager about their non-performance.  Its something I have to do occasionally, and its never fun to go over someone's head, but sometimes, it just has to be done.
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What is your position there?If you are someone there,that is able to change the image of the company,you will success in future.These young employees are good marketing tools, if you can get along with.Have faith in yourself.Gd luck\n\nNote "If you can Change the Environment,you are a Leader"\n\n         "If you let Environment Change you,you are a Follower"
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The answer depends on your position within the office.  I'm assuming you are the office manager?  If so, then you should first get a list of office rules (see links below for ideas) started that contains the points that YOU believe are important (ex. no pornographic images/posters of Jenna Jameson hanging on the outside of the HR manager's door, etc.).  But seriously, once you have a list of rules, put on your happiest face (remember you're doing this for your team!) and call them all together (it's easier and you have witnesses) and COMMUNICATE the fact that you want to ensure that everyone is comfortable at the office - and that you are open to reasonable ideas on how to improve/maintain a professional workplace.   Distribute copies of your list of rules to each and every office employee, and make sure everyone signs something saying they have read them.  This covers you... but you will also need to find ways to elicit regular feedback from the team  (to gauge your progress/success - REMEMBER: what you want to accomplish isn't a one time thing.  It requires regular maintenance and effort) without making them feel burdened by it. Don't forget to elaborate that your door is always open and remind them that this is being done not just to protect the company but to guarantee a professional office experience each day! Review the attached links! Peace!
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Well, for me, I started working for a small but growing company as an administrative assitant.  I worked hard and showed promise, so now I head human resources as well.  Do you have any administrative experience at all?  That could help you get your foot in the door.  If not, you can find an entry level office job, with your goal being to move over to human resources.  That is what I did, and now I am an admin. assistant, in charge of human resources as well.  Good luck!
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mmh, maybe getting it on with your boss?
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Give your boss a good smack in the mouth. You should see changes taking place shortly afterwards. Glad to be of help.
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Everything "rises and falls on leadership".  You need to find a job where the managers are 'people helpers' and not 'paper pushers'.  Too many times the manager is being stressed out by the documentation of the job and they forget the people who do the work that gets them their numbers.  I work for a 'paper pusher' and she is no help at all.  I've had to learn everything on my own.  The other managers at this job are 'people helpers' and they've helped me more than my district manager.  \n\nQuit this job.  \n\nLife is too short to go to a job you dislike each day.
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It's really all politics. No matter how much you try to avoid it, politics plays a part in an office enviroment. It's who you know and how well you get along with them.
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Take the ladies out for lunch (does not have to be fancy) one day and tell them how you feel. Maybe they would start including you in the conversations, especially to get the male perspective on things. This would help you learn how to be a leader and then move up in an organization by showing the ability to move beyond petty office crap.
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Re-evaluate your job and what you were hired to do.  Just do your work, do it well, stay out of office politics.  Stop chatting so much, because whatever your talking about, it's controversial and provoking others to snitch.  A competent boss may one day decide to rid the office of the both of you, just to serve as an example to others to "just do what you were hired to do and save the cattyness for your off duty hours".