I work for a window company that is run by a husband and wife. They are looking to retire in like 5 years... sooner if possible. The only other employees that do all the work are myself and a younger guy (27). He is just finishing up college within the next year and has been offered a job to begin within now and the end of the year from a company he interns with. Him and I love working together but the boss is a pain in the ass. I’ve a few interviews with other companies that offer more money and/or are more stable and closer to my home.... what do I do?

I was terminated after 17 1/2 years of working for a hospital that I considered my Alma mater. Unknowingly to me I was working with women who were jealous of my skills to do my job. Because I wouldn't cave to their bullying. They got together to create lies about me that they went to the manager and HR. I was never given the chance to grieve the lies that were told on me before being terminated. I was devastated and broken by a system that I thought was fair and just. How could these women get away with the lies told to ruin my life? What ever happened to the investigation to get to the truth? I no longer have faith in Management nor do I have faith in Human Resources. I actually found out that Human Resources are there to protect Management. The employee has no protection.
I was bullied by co-workers, management and Human Resources.

What do you do when you are a spectator in a contentious work environment between the manager and the lead? I am a spectator, which means my involvement is barely visible, but I am also a part of the “team” so in order for me not to be a part of the problem, I continue to come in on time, plan my day, read articles on Performance Management, write reports on areas of completion where I am involved and make note of activities to be addressed. My goal is to prove that as the negative behavior that surrounds issues of these individuals, that I can maintain an active and inclusive presence in making decisions, addressing inquiries and also making sure, if asked what have I done, I am prepared and ready to display what I have been doing, while this disaster plays out.

After 8 months of applying to a lot of Admin positions I finally got a job! I was so excited. It's in a great area where I wanted to work for a long time. I'm so thankful and grateful for this job. God is good always. I was down to my last of everything and owed all my credit cards and bills. Before I landed this job I was homeless due to an amazing set of circumstances that I won't go into. Now you can understand how desperate I was for a job. However, since I've gotten the job which was in March, I've moved into a new apartment, caught up on some of my bills (not all and still have a long ways to go) and even managed to start a little savings account. Herein lies the problem. I'm totally and unequivocally unhappy in this new job. The job is great and my responsibilities are challenging but manageable. I started off working for 7 people and now I work for 12 people and with the same salary which is not much. However, the problem is my colleagues. They have their "clicks" and it's very uncomfortable. If I ask for any kind of help with a program or assignment, they go to the boss and tell him that I don't know what I'm doing. I try to join conversations, to no avail. I try to show myself friendly to no avail. I'm excluded from conversations (especially non-work related) there was a company outing and I went and boy did I regret it. We weren't allowed to bring anyone so I spent the time by myself. How embarrassing. No one even talked to me. When I tried to talk to them they were polite but made it clear they weren't interested in talking to me. I was in the bathroom and overheard the other Admins talking about me saying I'm not friendly and I don't talk to them! I'm at my wits end. I didn't get a job to make friends but it would be nice to have at least 1 person in my corner. I don't know what I did or didn't do. It's so uncomfortable that I'm seriously thinking of leaving but just can't afford to. Any advice?????

Hi I work at a job that it is crucial for good communication and comaradery...yet a coworker gives me the cold shoulder. This person acts like I did something personal to him, yet when I asked if I did something he says no, he is just tired. But he cuts up with every one else on the job. He was once like this with me, but it changed a couple months ago. He barely speaks to me except to order me around. I get that he is one of my supervisors, but to give me the cold shoulder and act like I don’t exist except to order me to do something... I just don’t think it’s right. Any thoughts?

I have been wanting to make this post for quite sometime now. My colleagues as well as some friends face this issue and it seems it's a growing trend. I'm certain this is a subject of concern especially for those who either have been passed over for promotions or even just a job opportunity in general. It seems there are cries for equality and jobs state they are being fair when clearly they are not. We have people suffering jobless and stripped of opportunities which they fully qualify for, just to have the opportunity given to a friend or family member who clearly is not qualified for the job. Where is that ethical in any sense? I can understand giving a qualified friend a job, which either they have experience, highly skilled or educated; but not to someone who clearly doesnt have any KSAs that comply to the position. I recall a position I was contacted for and the hiring manager reached out to me stating, he was looking for the best team he could invest in. I was already approved to be joining the new team of hires for a special project, but in less than a week prior to the start date, was told the entire team was replaced. Interesting enough, a team of professionals and highly qualified candidates were replaced by the hiring managers daughter, the VP step son, and a few more family ties. Long story short the project never proceeded past the developmental phase because the new teams priorities were not on the initial assignment, just focused on coming in and getting paid.
Have you ever faced nepotism in your career? If so, how did or do you handle your feelings towards these situations?

Helping them close up the store so that we all can leave an hour after closing

We have a new food and beverage manager, I have started to motivate him to get the culinary team in-house banquets. I'm so excited, we have one coming up Friday night. As a team we now need a new banquet chef; there will be a position posting coming up soon. Doubletree Farmers Branch Hilton, under new management; Braintree Hospitality.

As these are home jobs co-worker interaction was minimal at best and not confrontational or argumentative. As for management, they were helpful and not prone to argument or patronizing. It was a good company to work for.

I have been at my job for three years now. I stepped into a position left when my co worker passed away. He was part time, but he was permanent so he earned Paid time off and stuff. I found out friday that I am going to be moved to a whole other department. I have been looking for another job, because my current has no more full time positions. To save money, they took my boss's 6 part time people and split us all up.My Department is one of the ones in the store that actually works smoothly. I want to know what happens when the hours bulid up again? This wasn't supposed to be a permanent job for me. I was supposed to use my certificate but it expired and I had such a rotten experience, i am not thrilled about possibly renewing it only to be turned down again.