Comments on: Why do Office Politics have to get in the way of your advancement? http://thejimmyfactor.com/238/why-do-office-politics-have-to-get-in-the-way-of-your-advancement/ Comments & Opinions About the Human Condition Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: tiffany http://thejimmyfactor.com/238/why-do-office-politics-have-to-get-in-the-way-of-your-advancement/comment-page-1/#comment-485 tiffany Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:01:04 +0000 http://thejimmyfactor.com/other-careers-employment/why-do-office-politics-have-to-get-in-the-way-of-your-advancement/238/#comment-485 Wow, it sounds like you've been burned more than once. Have you considered taking courses, offering to take on more responsibility around the office, taking on a trainee/student, volunteering to coordinate morale-building activities or social events? Any of these can make you look more appealing to your supervisor. Performance issues--Although some managers can have unreasonable expectations, try asking yours to pinpoint one or two specific areas in which you can use improvement (all of us can) and thank him/her for the input. I have yet to find the PERFECT manager, but I'm sure there are a lot of managers (including mine) who have yet to find the PERFECT employee. If you are truly unhappy in your job, look for another one with the help of a good employment counsellor. Pay cheques may help to pay the bills, but they can't buy you happiness, and most of us spend more time with our co-workers than we do with our own families. Don't quit your current job before you find a new one AND don't burn any bridges. Even someone who has a personality clash with you might have good things to say about your abilities in a job reference. Good luck Wow, it sounds like you’ve been burned more than once.

Have you considered taking courses, offering to take on more responsibility around the office, taking on a trainee/student, volunteering to coordinate morale-building activities or social events? Any of these can make you look more appealing to your supervisor.

Performance issues–Although some managers can have unreasonable expectations, try asking yours to pinpoint one or two specific areas in which you can use improvement (all of us can) and thank him/her for the input. I have yet to find the PERFECT manager, but I’m sure there are a lot of managers (including mine) who have yet to find the PERFECT employee.

If you are truly unhappy in your job, look for another one with the help of a good employment counsellor. Pay cheques may help to pay the bills, but they can’t buy you happiness, and most of us spend more time with our co-workers than we do with our own families.

Don’t quit your current job before you find a new one AND don’t burn any bridges. Even someone who has a personality clash with you might have good things to say about your abilities in a job reference.

Good luck

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