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Started by : Diya Mehra, Executive search, ABC consulting   10 28 2010 09:05:42 +0000
Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Organizational Development(People Management)
Activity:  45 views;  last activity : 01 07 2011 18:39:01 +0000

Workplace favoritism is a common thing that happens uncommonly to all of us. We all are the victim to it, but many a times we are helpless to act against it. Favoritism can take many forms or ways.

So, what according to you could be an act of favoritism at workplace??

 
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1 Undeserving Praises
2 undue promotion/increaments
3 Putting down an employee for one's own benefit
4 Ignore the shortcomings of a favorite worker
5 Ignoring merit

Undeserving Praises

idea posted by Diya Mehra Executive search, ABC consulting

According to me favoritism happens when an employee gets the praise which he/she doesn't deserve. This happens a lot in the place I work & many of my friends are a victim to this...

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When the talented and result oriented individuals are not getting their due share.

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It is unavoidable at any work place & in every industry. I support your views, Diya.

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The boss should favor to every body to avoid favoritism.

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undue promotion/increaments

idea posted by abhinav Sales/International Key Account Manager, Rittal

This is my idea please confirm if anyone supports this or not.

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yes i totally agree with you if not how do we find so many undeserving people/inefficient people in high echelons.

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Putting down an employee for one's own benefit

idea posted by G A Narayan VP - Marketing, KE Housing P. Ltd.

The boss (immediate higher-up), usually an incompetent person, has to put down one of his subordinate in front of his (i.e. the bosses) higher-ups so that he is able to maintain his own position in the organization in spite of his inabilities and prevent his subordinate from getting noticed by the others and get promoted. For this, the boss puts down the efficient subordinate and at the same time showers undue praise upon another undeserving subordinate. This way the top management does not come to know the skills and talents of the efficient subordinate and the bosses position is secure. Normally carried out by people who have fear.

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by s.baalu , Consultant, XYZ LTD  | 11 13 2010 10:53:12 +0000

Very truly said Narayanan.as you have rightly pointed out incompetent persons usually do this to protect themselves.Poor subordinate is made a scapegoat for no mistake of his or for the only mistake of having an absoloutely incompetent Boss.

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Ignore the shortcomings of a favorite worker

idea posted by Mohammad Bakhsh Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer

Thanks,Diya.Actually i had no compound word  to differentiate the work place favoritism.So i resorted to long phrase to be  pin pointed. W F has many takers,but it has negative affect and spoil the workplace discipline.

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Ignoring merit

idea posted by Azhar Kazmi Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Any act that ignores merit in favor of undeserved rewards or withholding due punishment could be workplace favoritism.

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