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Category: Dysfunctional culture

Couldn’t report my creepy boss because company had no HR department

August 4, 2018 GreySpace_Insights

How can women effectively handle harassment in the workplace when HR is missing? What happened? I left a job at a big company to work

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Colleagues made a Hot-or-Not list of women in the office

April 19, 2018 Catherine Goetze

“If you see something, say something. In the moment” – How can junior employees overcome a lack of status in their organization to speak out

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Shutting Down in a Toxic Environment

April 19, 2018 Catherine Goetze

Young women often tend to accept poor treatment from superiors and underestimate their workplace achievements, assuming lack of experience and expertise. What happened? I was

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Orgasm App Played at Lunch

April 19, 2018 Catherine Goetze

Being the only woman in a male-dominated workplace with a dysfunctional culture is not easy – how can women professionals speak out to effect change,

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I shut down my screaming boss the first time he raised his voice at me

February 15, 2018 Catherine Goetze

Demanding a respectful attitude early in your relationship with a superior is key to establishing a harmonious and professional workplace environment. What are other tactics

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I quit after my managers wouldn’t stop drinking on the job

October 4, 2017 Catherine Goetze

 Illustration by Charlotte Goff, http://www.charlottediane.com Having values and behaviors that don’t resonate with the corporate culture is often detrimental for employees – how can managers be

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    • Poor communication
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    • Romantic advance from a superior
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