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5 Ways to Fix Workplace Drama

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Workplace drama can come in many different forms, from the gossiping colleague to the co-worker who yells (or cries) when under stress. Walk away from gossip. In any workplace, there are gossips who love to have listeners. Don't be one of them, even if the gossiper is using a fun-loving "Wait until you hear this!"

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Blogging About Work

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With 8 million blogs, there are plenty of people who use the forum to spread gossip and innuendo, or to even spread a message of intolerance and hate. I, myself, have been the subject of blogs, mostly because of my recent book, “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy.”

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What Incivility at Work Costs All of Us

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I've written before in this blog about a**hole bosses, and know from personal experience the toll they take on a person. Remember, you cannot complain about incivility when you're snarky about a co-worker, gossip with others or treat anyone with disrespect -- no matter his or her title. Civil behavior starts with each one of us.

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Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea?

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Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 22, 2010 Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea? They comment on blogs. Facebook announced this week is has 500 million users. They Twitter. Thats just reality.

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When "What Do You Do?" Makes You Want to Punch Something

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Instead of visiting gossip sites and playing games online all day, figure out what skills you'd like to improve. Teach yourself more about building a website, or start a blog that shows off your skills. Give a brief rundown of your top skills, some "highlights" they can use to promote you to others. Send yourself to "me" school.

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Does It Matter Whether You Have Friends at Work?

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Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Does It Matter Whether You Have Friends at Work? BTW, anyone who requests it who reads Anita's outstandlng blog, I will send a FREE pdf of it to them.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Bad Behavior at Work has Bottom-Line.

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I’m all for collaboration, but these people never stop talking, and they talk about everything – loudly,” Rosen says. “I I work in a cube-farm environment, so there’s no getting away from it.”

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