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When ‘Helping You Out’ Hijacks Your Job

February 13, 2026 by Elaine B

Most professionals underestimate how much damage one “let me tell you what best practice is” colleague can do to their reputation.

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Filed Under: Power Plays Tagged With: How to tell if you're being sabotaged at work?, Jealous colleagues, office poltiics, Power plays

How NOT To Handle Someone Taking Credit For Your Work

February 11, 2026 by Elaine B

How 𝗡𝗢𝗧 to handle someone taking credit for your work
 
Being 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 and telling yourself “it’s not worth the fuss” is exactly how someone else ends up looking like the one who did the work.

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Filed Under: Power Plays Tagged With: How to handle someone taking credit for your work, Jealous colleagues, Office Politics

Is Nit-picking harassment In The Workplace?

February 10, 2026 by Elaine B

Still treating a jealous 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 “𝗻𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹” 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 that quietly damages your reputation.

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Filed Under: Power Plays Tagged With: Is nitpicking harassment in the workplace, Jealous colleagues, office poltiics

The Power Play Hiding in ‘I Did This For You’

February 9, 2026 by Elaine B

“I’ve gone ahead and done some work on your project to help you out”- and if you do nothing….

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Filed Under: Power Plays Tagged With: How do you know when a colleague is jealous of you?, Jealous colleagues, Office Politics, Power plays

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