Many of us make lifelong friends with a coworker, but you need to watch out for blurring the line between work and play. You should also take extra care to avoid favoritism on the job, especially if one of you is in a higher position. By Steve Thompson |
There will always be that guy in the office who will do anything to get ahead -- including backstabbing his coworkers. He trashes your work to your boss and friends, he spreads rumors about you and your family and he never misses an opportunity to show you up. |
The "open office" format has been becoming more and more popular with companies these days. Whether you work in "Cubeyville" (the cubicle village) or in an office where it has offices but an open format, you have experienced the ups and downs of the open office. |
The workplace can be a minefield of emotions. The relationships that develop there are both unique in how they affect you and commonplace in how difficult they can be to manage. So is it better to avoid any personal interaction with your colleagues whatsoever in order to avoid conflicts? |
No matter the reason you are leaving a job, writing farewell letters to coworkers is a good idea, especially if you want to stay on their good side following your departure and if you want to thank them for the time you spend together. A farewell letter should be short, specific and informative. By Lisa Bower |
 | Office gossip can be juicy, but it is damaging to the career of the gossip and the person being gossiped about. It may also harm those who listen, comment, or spread the rumors. Avoid it at all costs. By Alice Langholt |
There is a special balance of common sense and politics going on in office break rooms across the country. Most of us naturally abide by these unspoken rules and for good reason. The workday goes a lot smoother when everyone is playing nice. By Lauren Bove |
Every office has one. The office gossip. You know the person that you avoid because you know the conversation is going to go from bad to worse. It all starts out with small talk, then pretty soon you know more details then you ever cared to know about your co-workers. By Lauren Bove |
One class I wish I had taken in college was "Work Gossip 101." While this class probably does not exist, it should. I no longer work in an office setting, but I remember the damage of idle gossip very clearly. When my friends have complaints about their jobs, it's seldom related to the job itself. |
St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pa., issued a press release on Aug. 30 advising that workers "might want to bite their tongue the next time it comes to gossiping about co-workers." This comes after a workplace survey conducted by Steelcase, a global office environments manufacturer, found that nearly 66 percent of office workers say that people they work with gossip at some point. |
