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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely true.

Also, your manager is not at your beck and call.  Threads in which people talk about "reinforcing this topic with my manager" or "bringing this up again with my manager because he hasn't acted on it" = whining.[/quote]

Managers are there to help you with performance issues, but not personality conflicts.  Like, if I need a tool to do my job, I can talk to the manager.  Or if there is a problem on a program so that a product may be late, talk to the manager.  But, unless the behavior is illegal or unethical, they do not need to here it.

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I actually disagree. A good manager will be very sensitive to personality conflicts, recognizing that those conflicts can seriously impact performance. It's about knowing when it's appropriate to raise these issues to the managerial level and when you just need to power through whatever it is. I am having some difficulties with someone on my team that are really affecting my work. He undermines me constantly both in private office contexts with other colleagues and most recently in front of clients. He is in no way receptive to my attempts to talk to him about the issue. When it was just him being rude and dismissive to me with our colleagues, I pretty much just rolled my eyes and stuck to my knitting, but now that his attitude is affecting client care (mental health field), I'm taking it to our supervisor.

Taking on a managerial role includes team relations as well as productivity and performance. That you think otherwise is scary.[/quote]

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