# workplace relationships
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55:19Workplace Surgery: Workplace relationships and promotionsAl Elliott: Absolutely. Absolutely. Okay. So onto question number 2, it's all about workplace relationships. This person writes, I've been casually seeing someone at work for about a year, and until now we've worked on dEP 318 · 14 Jul 2026·workplace surgery· 55:19–60:1744:30Workplace Surgery: Is My Manager Quietly Sabotaging Me?Al Elliott: On to question number 3. Is my manager quietly sabotaging me? No, no, no. I'm fairly new to my role. I'm filling a post they struggled to hire for, and while I may not have all the official experience, I'm thEP 258 · 16 Dec 2025·workplace surgery· 44:30–49:1649:26Workplace Surgery: Can managers still have mates?Al Elliott: Absolutely. Absolutely. Okay. So, this last question comes from a listener who writes, can managers have mates? Just in case, mate is a UK thing or an Australian thing as well. It doesn't mean like mate as inEP 190 · 22 Apr 2025·workplace surgery· 49:26–55:490:02Intro: Promotions, DEI backlash, and exes as bossesAl Elliott: This week in work, have you ever been offered a promotion and found it came with more work but almost no extra pay? Well, you're not alone. Almost half of employees today say promotions come with too much extEP 180 · 18 Mar 2025·intro· 0:02–1:1531:18Workplace Surgery #1: My ex is now my bossAl Elliott: Fabulous. Okay, on to my favourite time of the week, which is the world-famous Weekly Workplace Surgery, where I put your questions to Leanne. You know this, Leanne's a Chartered Occupational Psychologist whoEP 180 · 18 Mar 2025·workplace surgery· 31:18–36:5837:44Workplace Surgery: The Jekyll-and-Hyde BossAl Elliott: Okay, question number 3: I am really struggling to understand my boss's Jekyll and Hyde personality. Getting juicy already. At work, she's incredibly harsh, berating team members publicly, sending very abruptEP 144 · 12 Nov 2024·workplace surgery· 37:44–44:0339:13Workplace Surgery: Socialising with your bossAl Elliott: Okay, so this 3rd question, Leanne, I'm chuckling because it could be a bit juicy, could be a bit gossipy. But this is anonymous, so I will not be identifying anyone here for obvious reasons. I've got a bit oEP 124 · 3 Sept 2024·workplace surgery· 39:13–45:2636:21Workplace Surgery: Difficult business partnerAl Elliott: Hmm, that's kind of a tough one because up until halfway through or three-quarters of the way through that, I thought maybe it's just your business partner is venting. Maybe this is how they work through probEP 101 · 28 May 2024·workplace surgery· 36:21–42:2649:45Generational differences in workplace relationshipsLeanne Elliott: There is a lot of interesting research into generational differences relating to relationships in the workplace, particularly what is and what is not acceptable. Gen Z, for example, they're the first geneEP 32 · 29 Mar 2023·other· 49:45–53:11
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