Dealing with Workplace Drama, When to Speak Up and When to Shut Up

I read a lot of job applications and two things prospective employers claim to be looking for are "team players" and "self-starters." Both of which are logical fallacies in the real world of work.

My husband has been navigating workplace drama, specifically with one coworker we'll call "Fanny" (she's a pain in the backside). Husband works maintenance and she's a machine operator. His job is to fix the machines. She thinks he is her personal lackey.  Employers Do Not Understand Team Players and Self-Starters

Bullying and How I Stood up to a Bully

How I Faced Down a Bully and Lived to Tell the Tale
I'm relatively non-confrontational by nature. I generally ignore negative behavior. But there are a few situations in which ingoring is not the best policy, like when students are put at risk in a classroom.
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