RE: On Office Politics and Being the New Kid

["Joe Malin" <jmalin -at- tuvox -dot- com>]

Mebbe. But mebbe there's a mis-communication somewhere. I can't tell if
Lori had the mandate/orders to write documentation for the web site. I
don't know if the other woman is supposed to be a formal reviewer. I
don't know if they work for the same manager.

I'd move slowly. I'd try to find out as much about what was going on
before as possible. The site administrator's comments are odd, to say
the least. 

"Personal notes"? I would like to know what she meant! I can't imagine
that anything I've ever written would be considered a personal note. So
what does it mean?

No step-by-step instructions? That also seems odd. I need an example.

I suggest caution. Find out what's going on. Ask the boss. Keep it in
public.

Joe


	 Joe Malin
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Subject: Re: On Office Politics and Being the New Kid

Based on Lori's description of the situation, I would say it is almost a
certainty that the site administrator will feel that something she
regarded as her territory has been taken from her.  If she was aware
that the company was hiring a new person who was an experienced document
developer it shouldn't come as a surprise, but if it does and is an
unpleasant one, the managers' job is to ensure that it is presented as
resulting from their planning and not from any action initiated by Lori.


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