Comments on: Avoiding Office Hysteria

By: Managing Offshore IT

Managing Offshore IT — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:20:37 +0000

Office dynamics and politics of consulting and offshoring…

A topic that many consultants, leaders and managers are loath to talk about, except offline is that of office politics. To be fair, Most management programs â€“ MBA courses, even PMIâ€™s certification program and workshops and other management training…

By: Fitness

Fitness — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:02:46 +0000

You always want to make sure you beat up the biggest person there, the first day.

…or was that for jail? Oh well, I think it is applicable to both

By: Avoiding Office Hysteria

Avoiding Office Hysteria — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:20:03 +0000

[...] Jane May at Career Ramblings has a great post, Avoiding Office Hysteria. [...]

By: zoid

zoid — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:46:50 +0000

I would work from home, if i had a chance to make the decision.

By: BlueFur.com » In The Sphere: Battlestar Galactica and Office Hysteria

BlueFur.com » In The Sphere: Battlestar Galactica and Office Hysteria — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:53:22 +0000

[...] up that interview, and helping you succeed in a variety of industries. This week, she talked about avoiding office hysteria. Wherever you work, you will inevitably run into some co-workers who don’t rub you quite the [...]

By: Geedos

Geedos — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:40:07 +0000

I work in an environment where I am making and answering phone calls frequently through the day as well as fielding questions from colleagues or team members and so unfortunately listening to music isn’t really an option. I would love to be able to listen to an iPod through the day though and drown out all the distractions!

By: Marc and Angel

Marc and Angel — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:56:15 +0000

Office gossip circles can sometimes evolve into “social clicks” or professional alliances that can burn you if you find yourself sitting outside of the loop. When someone in the circle gets promoted, they pull their buddies along, while unfairly discrediting other diligent workers. One must be aware of the social influences present in corporate America to avoid getting burned down the line. Great article!

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:29:49 +0000

I actually got fired once for (brace yourself) NOT gossiping at the office. I kid you not. Of course, the guy was escorted out of this particular pharmeceutical company a month later for being a wack-o. But, that did not get me my job back in R&D.

By: Fun Game Videos

Fun Game Videos — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:14:21 +0000

I hate the office drama the most… The best solution is to work from home

By: ms danielle

ms danielle — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:12:24 +0000

added note: accept that you will almost always, undoubtedly, have to work with people you don’t like. if you keep this in mind, you can always laugh off the jerks in the office.