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When colleagues witness workplace favoritism and need to decide whether to speak up

My colleague and I witnessed our department head making decisions that clearly favor certain team members based on personal relationships, not merit, and we both know it's wrong but we're trying to figure out how to address it without destroying our careers or making things worse for everyone else.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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Two people share knowledge of institutional wrongdoing but must navigate the personal and professional costs of challenging authority together.

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