Office Politics Features

Can working women have it all?

We look at whether you can juggle a career and family, how the government is helping, what companies can do to make life easier and the real experiences of working women

Changing room etiquette

I?m embarrassed to go get undressed in front of my boss when we go to the gym

Christmas party slip-ups

Stories from Christmas parties past. Re-live the hangovers the shame and the debauched goings on

Christmas party survival guide

Love them or hate them, office Christmas parties are a law unto themselves! Get the low down on all things party; from using the right etiquette at posher do's to making sure you still have your job the next day

Delegating to work colleagues

Get with the times! In the new team environment common to many workplaces, groups are composed of colleagues, and delegation is not always a top-down activity. Find out how to make it work for you

Don't email me, just talk

Do you long to see a face rather than bang out an email? Alleviate email blues and coax your colleagues back to the phone. Work Rights expert, employment lawyer Rachel Lewis advises

Don't leave me this way

The carriage clock is no longer the office leaving gift of choice. Not sure what to get your departing colleague? Discover todays top choices, and what to avoid

Drink, smoke, work, succeed?

Bridget Jones drinks and smokes like a trooper. But what's it doing to her career? If you share the same vices, find out what they could be doing to your chances of progress

Drinks after work: the do's and don'ts

Find out how to let your hair down but not your guard, at your next office party. Get the facts at iVillage Work & Career

Employee of the month. Not!

Think your assessment went badly? Cheer yourself up with these REAL examples of disastrous employee evaluations

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