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Favoritism In The Workplace

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Seeing workplace favoritism can be one of the most demotivating things you might experience.

In the workplace, it can refer to when someone - or perhaps a group of people - appear to be treated better than others and not necessarily for reasons related to superior work performance.

It might result in this person being promoted faster than others unfairly, being paid more to do the same job as others, being given more leeway to come and go during the day as they please, that sort of thing.

The end result is that they appear to be treated better than others and for no valid reason.

In each case, the preferential treatment appears to correlate less on their abilities and more because they know the right person or people.

This sort of treatment can occur in pretty much any office environment large or small. How you react to it really depends on how blatant it is, if it's proveable and whether or not it's illegal. Plus, the actual options you have moving forward might also dictate how you respond. Your company's willingness to tolerate such behavior is also key especially if it appears that they promote it or at least tolerate it.

Before you consider going public with a complaint about preferential treatment that you believe is wrong, think about the possible consequences.

Whistleblowers are increasingly being offered more protection in some countries but whether or not your complaint is legitimate and proveable might be the biggest obstacle and a public announcement could end up causing you long-term grief.

If the favoritism you are witnessing is holding you back or hurting you and you feel it is based on illegal reasons - race, sex, age, etc - you might consider legal action but you'd obviously need proof of wrong doing to have a case.

You might also ask if your current job is worth fighting for? Do you want to work for a company that tolerates favoritism if you can find a better opportunity elsewhere?

Depending on the specific situation, you might have a hard time proving favoritism or getting any sort of positive resolution otherwise.

Short of getting a new job, you might consider exploring other options depending on your situation such as consulting with a labor lawyer or speaking with a Human Resources rep from your company in confidence.

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Favoritism in the workplace is something that many people witness and often experience personally.

Have you ever seen a colleague who seems to be friends with the right person and move up the corporate ladder quicker than they should have?

Have you worked for a family-owned company and found it hard to progress since family members hold all the good jobs?

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