What is office politics?

Answer 1

It is people dynamics in the work environment. People do the work and they are placed in a hierachy, meaning some people have more authority (power) over others. Office politics exists even in happy work environments. People naturally want more power, visible assignments, promotions, better pay, better offices, more resources, you name it. It is also in our nature to gossip, form aliances, criticize others, and outshine others. Office politics is the daily manifest of people dynamics in the work place.

Answer 2

For example, a worthless "middle manager" who can't justify his existance there, will create a problem, scapegoat an employee, put a bad review in that person's personnel file, just so they can pretend they are being effective managers. Or when suck-ups vying for a pay raise or promotion trash other employees to make themselves look better. Or like one guy I know, he messed with other employee's assigned fleet trucks, stealing any personel items they left in them, etc. just to cause problems, and coincidentally ends up as the office manager a few years later. these are people that every business enviroment would be much more effcient and happier without, and they KNOW it. People like that make you need to believe there is a heaven and hell so that they will get what they deserve. My last manager had floodwaters carry the contents of a local sewage plant into his office, that was pretty satisfying to learn about.

Answer 3

Office politics is when you have to be nice to someone because of the position they hold within the company; or when someone is promoted (or fired) because of who they are, not their qualifications.

Answer 4

"Office politics" are commonly referred to as the means in which office staff, managers, supervisors, retail employees and personnel treat the individuals surrounding them in higher positions with often higher authority, to acquire seniority, raises, and to keep things copacetic in the often stressful workplace.

It is also often referred to as, in simpler terms, "kissing a*s."

Answer 5

The schmoozing, drama, gossip, that people do to get promoted or better offices or nicer assignments or . . .

Answer 6

pretty bad