Here's how you can handle your boss's favoritism and reduce workplace stress.

Handling your boss's favoritism and reducing workplace stress involves several strategies. Firstly, focus on your own performance and professionalism, ensuring that you consistently deliver high-quality work regardless of favoritism. Secondly, seek feedback from your boss to understand areas for improvement and demonstrate your commitment to growth. Additionally, cultivate positive relationships with colleagues and seek support from mentors or HR if necessary. Set boundaries to protect your well-being and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Lastly, consider exploring other opportunities if favoritism persists and negatively impacts your job satisfaction.

Handling your boss's favoritism and reducing workplace stress requires a combination of self-awareness, assertiveness, and resilience. Start by acknowledging your feelings of frustration or unfairness, but avoid dwelling on negativity. Focus on your own performance and contributions, striving for excellence regardless of favoritism. Build strong relationships with colleagues and seek support from mentors or HR if needed. Practice assertive communication, expressing your concerns respectfully and advocating for fairness and equal treatment. Additionally, focus on personal growth and career development, seeking opportunities to shine and demonstrate your value to the organization. It's all your attitude and how you take things.

Favouritism is a manipulation tool often used by those with little self confidence and self security. A person using this will swing between passive and aggressive communication and has little self awareness. The more you show it affects you, the more it will be used against you. So build your own self awareness and practice tools to keep yourself in the responsible adult ego. Also, the more focus and attention you choose to give this issue, the more it will bother you, so invest your attention in positive things that you can actually change. Don't get into the habit of trying to compete for attention, the only impact this will have is to feed the manipulators ego. Accept that this is the way it is and be the bigger person.

I'd also add to illuminate your existing skills which often get dulled when you are the subject of favouritism at work. You can start to question and second-guess yourself and doubt your abilities. However, just because someone doesn't see your skills and value doesn't mean they are not there.

Favoritism at work - sucks. Or favouritism. I'm British. Where were we? Oh yes, when your boss favours someone else or others for no valid reason. It feels unfair if you are not the favoured one and it can feel uncomfortable if you are! A wise person once said write down and document what's happening. Not only does this help you record the evidence but it also helps you get a clear and objective view of the situation.

First, focus on your own performance and professional development rather than comparing yourself to others. Build strong relationships with your colleagues based on mutual respect and support. Communicate openly and professionally with your boss, expressing any concerns about favoritism in a constructive manner. Seek feedback on your work and actively look for opportunities to demonstrate your value to the team. By taking proactive steps and focusing on what you can control, you can mitigate the impact of your boss's favoritism and maintain a healthier work environment.

My boss changed overnight at work. One day I was reporting into a supportive, communicative and motivating manager. The next, I was reporting into a subjective and unfair manager and one who had his clear favourites. My face didn't fit. I hadn't changed, my line manager had. In these situations, it's key to take on board the recommendations in this article to help keep your sanity.