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biggmusty: bros I for advice u to go for London used, all dis naija second hand dey mostly get issues

Thanks for the advise. I will complain make I no go get fault

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Johnnoo: Thought I'm the only one engulfed in this everyday drama.
However, some have advised me to join the winning team some years back, but I choose that which has kept me going this now....."Be good at what you do"

Unfortunately, the embolden is not all you require to be promoted.

6. that man/woman that just goes there an stand for almost 20minutes... When you go closer you discover the machine asked 'do you wish to proceed? Yes or No? And the olodo just did not press anything.

but is it cue or queue?

Within eight minutes of sending my email I had received eleven replies, including responses from two vice presidents, three directors and my boss, plus two phone calls to my desk and one high importance flag.

My innocent email with the subject, "Quick question about training," went viral in the worst way possible.

I was on the job for less than four weeks and I had already created a huge fiasco.

My boss stepped in and said, "Robbie did not intend to send this email," and those were the magic words needed to end the drama I had started.

Here’s what I’ve learned about winning at office politics.


#1 - To win at office politics you must know who is most likely to cause drama.

Here are the questions I ask to determine this information:

Are there certain people that I should think twice about before emailing?
Are there certain people that I should always call or talk to in person instead of emailing?

#2 - Telling yourself, "I don't engage in office politics, I tell it like it is," is a dumb tactic that will get you into trouble.

Ask a pregnant woman how much weight she’s gained in the past few months and, when she gets mad at you, tell her that you were genuinely curious and didn't mean any harm by it.

She won't believe you no matter what you say, and that is one relationship you’ll have to work hard at reviving. Which brings me to my next point.

#3 - You HAVE to engage in office politics to WIN at office politics.

Engaging in office politics doesn't mean you have to play games to win. Rather it means that you have to be hyper-aware of your surroundings.

Here are questions I always ask my contacts in any new environment.

Are there sensitive topics that I shouldn’t discuss without talking to you first?

Can you draw an organizational chart for me?

Who should my main point of contact be for this project?

Is there a certain process I should follow for this task? Is it okay if I talk to this person first?

With whom should I be engaging?

#4 - Shut Up

If I’d never sent that email I wouldn't have created a fiasco.

Instead, I should have just shut my mouth and asked my manager directly. If you are new to an office environment you should be listening 95% of the time. If you have a question and are in a large group, write the question down and ask after the meeting is over.

The thing with office politics is that you don't know what the trigger words are.

#5 - Know the trigger words

Every office has trigger words that get everyone up in a frenzy once someone blurts them out.

In my case the word “training” was a trigger word because there was a controversial organizational change going on and “training” meant that we were training resources to replace other resources. I didn't know that but it was why my email got out of control. There was a process for training and my email inferred that I wanted to follow a different process.

That was not my intention.

#6 - Follow the fear

Sometimes people act irrationally, even in response to a well-worded email or question.

This usually happens when a boss is sending fear down the management chain, thus making everyone act differently. The more you understand about where the fear is coming from, the better you can navigate office politics.

#7 - Avoid "reply to all" like it's the plague

There is a 99.9999% chance you didn't need to reply to all.

Here is the rule of thumb. Unless 100% of the recipients will find your information useful, only reply directly to the sender.

“Reply all” is too often the cause of office drama.

#8 - No matter how hard you try you will not be able to avoid office politics, even in a friendly environment.

The winning strategy is to seek first to understand, then to be understood. - Stephen Covey

#9 - Never start drama on a Friday

Let's just say you ignore all my advice and you want to start drama.

Best time to start drama: Monday afternoon.

Worst time to start drama: Friday afternoon.

The problem with office politics on Friday is that it can run over into the weekend and then start again on Monday. It will ruin your weekend because all you can think about is the politics in the office.

Do us all a favor. If you're going to cause problems, cause it on a Monday so it doesn't ruin everyone's weekend.

#10 - There are only losers in office politics, never winners

I know my post is titled, "How to win at office politics every single time," but the truth is there are no winners, just losers.

If you find yourself in a heated battle trying to prove that you were right and someone else was wrong, you’ve already lost the battle.





https://www./article/20141002171034-9522584-how-to-win-at-office-politics-every-single-time

Ahmeduana: OLD BOY I BEG SUFREY-SUFREY Ooo, THAT LADY GO RECK YOU OOo.

All i want is her waist....plus we sef go get our irreconcilable differences when I don tire

jeffizy: [color=#003300] Hmm. The millennium youth.
Self degradation. [/color]

The ancient of days


You can't read between the line shey?

RedBenson: E be like u dey like second hand things. Even if dem give me Ini for free added with billions, i no go collect am. Ini don turn 2nd hand.

So na virgin you wan marry? All these girls wey like 10 bfs don climb dem, slack their punnani finish; na dem be first hand shey?

Ahmeduana: YOU DON PACK THAT CONTRIBUTION WEY YOU DEY DO SINCE TEN YEAR AGO?

Baba, how you take know. Na my inheritance I wan use sef

Nothing....I am here to learn...so the process is necessary

Superstar007: I just checked my shared post and discovered that uncle Seun has added the total number of likes and shares accumulated by a user. I have 1706 likes and 90 shares. Have you noticed the feature too? Whats your take on this

How did you check that?

This is my time to marry my crush

Fraud

Interesting

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zoeee: Happy birthday!

thanks

Saint Janet of the sinners chapel

I need to change the screen of my note 2. I mean the front glass. Who can help and how much? I'm in Lasgidi

yinkanig: Call me we have all kinds of screen 08166117634 office is in lagos

i want to fix the front glass of my note 2. How much?

This one lie pass lion.

Janeify: ha!you no even wait mai i post am finish come dey comment.were you waiting for this topic before you set out for marriage?

Exactly

Why not? No be to date...

Add the + sign

Should I share my lunch?

e don be for you

I won't have time for that ish...All gifts should be monetised

Paste the remaining 6.....don't forget to post the link too

Is this untold hardship really necessary?