I sent Jim an article I found posted on CNN.com yesterday. It was put together by Career Builder and covered how to handle office politics.
I alerted him especially to “Situation Four”:
Situation four: Working for a boss who is not respected
If your boss is viewed as ineffective, it can derail your career, Essex warns. Look for other opportunities to work elsewhere in your organization.
Search for managers who can help you, teach you and support you, thereby catapulting your career success. If you can’t move within your organization, look for options somewhere else.
Jim replied: “What, you don’t feel as if you’re being “helped, supported and educated” here, thus catapulting your career to success?”
Harsh truths you’re dispensing Career Builder. Perhaps I should take these words to heart. Dang.
