Discover Solutions to Overcome Workplace Problems

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The Staff Ombuds Office provides a confidential place for employees to discuss and clarify concerns, identify options, and discover problem-solving strategies to constructively navigate and overcome workplace disputes and problems.  

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Who We Are

Learn about the office and meet our staff.

What We Do

Learn about the ways we can help you resolve conflict.

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What Guides Us

Learn about our guiding principles, set forth by the International Ombuds Association.

Spotlight: Words from our Visitors

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I have never felt more culturally affirmed than when talking to the staff ombuds office.
I am telling everyone I know to use the ombudsman services, especially around racism and bias in the office. There is so much.
The] Ombuds office became an invaluable workplace resource for me. I am learning so much each time we communicate.
I always feel so much more empowered and confident after speaking with your team - thank you.
The Ombudsperson] helped me sort through options I wouldn’t have thought of or considered and was so supportive and empathetic
The Ombudsperson] made me comfortable as a person of color. I could let my ethnic-ness be there with no judgment [or] code-switc
Contact Us- 510-642-7823. Language translation services including ASL are available.

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Latest Ombuds Report

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To request a copy of this report in an alternative accessible format, please contact the Staff Ombuds Office at (510) 642-7823; 711 CA Relay.

On-Demand Training to Reduce Workplace Conflict

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Campus Events

Join the Othering & Belonging Institute for a talk and discussion on: Why We Need to Bulild and Bridge

Guest speaker Eboo Patel will share what he has learned about why and how to bridge differences in order to create a more just and inclusive society. After his talk, Patel will be joined by John A. Powell, the Director of UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute and the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion, and Allison Briscoe-Smith, a senior fellow at the university’s Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) and the co-instructor of the GGSC’s popular online course, Bridging Differences

Event details and registration HERE. 

Register for People & Culture: BCORE Workshop I: Understanding Your Purpose and Setting Your Goal

People who identify in a non-dominant racial, ethnic, gender, and divers-ability way often don’t have the luxury of aimlessly going to “find themselves”. They must be crystal clear on what they stand for, their purpose, and how they want to make it matter that they even existed on the planet. This workshop will support participants in articulating their purpose and a career upward mobility plan.

Event detail HERE. 

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