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How should I deal with a boss that plays favorites?

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    Don't care if it doesn't effect paycheck. If it does - leave.

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    confront the boss privately with facts of how he is doing favors for the other employee

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    Find a new boss.

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    I would suggest starting with defining what results you are wanting in regard to your relationship with your boss, what results are you wanting to experience in your job, your personal well-being & the organization as well as your future career. When you have clarity about what is important for you, then work towards aligning your reaction & behaviors towards boss with that. If you’re not sure how to, talk it out with others who will keep confidentiality or seek help from someone who you respect & can trust. Not easy but so worth slowing down so that you are responding to the situation rather than reacting.

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    Just keep working hard because they will need you one day.

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    Talk to them: describe to them their behaviors and how it effects others performance. If they can see the examples clearly then they can begin to shape their behaviors differently to the betterment of the larger group they are leading.

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    Definitely not but still be professional and complete work as best as your ability with no fuss.

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    Just make sure you are following the company protocol and doing your work. If you see that playing favorites is disrupting your work or you feel it is preventing you from advancing, then document the behavior and go to your boss with your concerns. If it is not preventing you from advancing or hurting your work, then ask yourself if you just are feeling left out.

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    Be straight and tell him about it and that’s it’s a problem for you

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    Start looking for new employment. It is difficult to change the behaviors of someone in the workplace who is Senior to you and isn't actually doing anything wrong.

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    Just do your work and keep your head high

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    Bring it to thier attention and if there’s no change start documenting then go to HR

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    Become the favorite

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    Stay neutral. The respect will come

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    That’s a great question, because it happened to me. There was no hostility he just never talk to me about anything so I just went about my job and did it the best I could there was really nothing I knew I could do