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Dear Ladies,
What is the deal with bosses playing favorites at work, bringing their friends in and rewarding less-than-talented people who don’t perform? I see it every day in my job. How do I handle this?
Overlooked, but doing the work in Mountain View
Well “Overlooked”–that just sucks. We’ve seen some of this old school behavior before and it’s a delicate situation called “workplace favoritism.” The best thing you can do is focus on your good qualities, and make sure someone higher up the food chain recognizes and rewards your good work. Make sure to set tangible goals with your boss that can be evaluated objectively and in a set time frame. Acting sullen and talking badly about your lame co-workers will only reflect badly on you. Becoming your own publicist about your accomplishments (but frame it in the context of the team) will do wonders for your self-esteem and help those around you realize what you bring to the table.
When the rat race becomes the rack “pack,” there are some things you can do. And in the best case scenario, eventually the bad manager will be figured out…and your time will come…Here’s a great article from US News that provides even more ways to handle this situation.
By the way, if you’re a manager with favoritism tendencies, this is the quickest way to reduce morale in the workplace! Duh.
