If Kelman feels awkward, pity Reidy's immediate supervisor, Steven Pattison, who was brought in from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Depending on the nature of the problem and whom it involves, options are usually your immediate supervisor or someone from human resources.

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What if your immediate supervisor at your last job hated your guts?

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And if you're a contractor or part-time employee, don't show up to the party unless you are specifically invited by your immediate supervisor.

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And, in any event, Westermann's immediate supervisor testified that he was "not aware" of Mr. Bolton's response to the analyst's misconduct making people in INR "antsy" about working with Sec.

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Mr. Schwartz provided a draft to his immediate supervisor, Marc Sievers, the Chief of Mission at the embassy and the officer in charge that day as our Ambassador to Egypt was in Washington DC and, therefore, off-site.

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Have an honest discussion with your immediate supervisor about what it will take to achieve these expanded responsibilities, how you will develop the skills needed, what you may need to do differently, and what he or she can do to help.

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