Nothing Brings Out the Worst in Your Co-Workers Like a Well-Intentioned Office Potluck
Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. In Direct Report, she spotlights themes from her inbox that help explain the modern workplace and how we could be navigating it better.
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Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. In Direct Report, she spotlights themes from her inbox that help explain the modern workplace and how we could be navigating it better. Office potlucks should be among the lowest-stakes events on the work calendar: no deadlines, no presentations, no performance reviews, just a table full of food and a chance to enjoy a meal with co-workers. Yet somehow, asking a group of adults to bring lunch for one another can produce territorial disputes, gastrointestinal distress, and even HR complaints.
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- Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. In Direct Report, she spotlights themes from her inbox that help explain the modern workplace and how we could be navigating it better.
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Nothing Brings Out the Worst in Your Co-Workers Like a Well-Intentioned Office Potluck
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