“Getting Along” is an advice column to help you tackle common — and messy — people problems, by workplace expert Amy Gallo.
Getting Along: My Coworker Is Sabotaging Me — and My Boss Won’t Help
HBR’s advice columnist on how to protect yourself and your career from a cutthroat colleague.
August 10, 2023
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Summary.
Working with someone who is set on undermining you can be incredibly frustrating. And it can feel especially defeating if your boss doesn’t intervene when you try to get their support. This is the situation one of our readers finds themselves in. They wrote to our advice columnist, Amy Gallo, looking for help, and Amy shares her research-backed recommendations in this article.