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What specific behaviors in your workplace do you identify as "codependent"? 

Probably the key behavior in codependent relationships is "enabling." "Enabling" involves intentionally or unintentionally encouraging or supporting someone's unhealthy or self-destructive behavior. Other co-dependent behaviors include people pleasing, not having or respecting others' boundaries, a warped sense of responsibility for others, and excessive caretaking.

A book you might find helpful is "Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie. The book was very popular in the 80s and 90s. So there are many used copies out there. If you want to go a little deeper, I would recommend "Facing Codependence" by Pia Melody. There are also support (12-step) groups such as Al-Anon and CODA you might find helpful in dealing with a codependent workplace. 

Hang in there!

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Another book you may find helpful is the "Boundaries" book by Cloud and Townsend. It is from a Christian (non-Catholic) perspective.

I see fawning, manipulation, intimidation.
I'll look into those books. Thank you.

It is endlessly fascinating to me how people can bring the dysfunction from their families into the workplace and create a new dysfunctional family. Manipulation and fawning certainly qualify as codependent behaviors. Intimidation is worse and rises to the level of abuse. One of my favorite scripture passages is from Matthew 5:37: "Let your yes be yes and your no be no. Anything more than that comes from the evil one." Manipulative people should take this to heart.