Meaning of office politics | Babel Free

Definitions

actions and behavior that are employed to gain or protect status or resources within an organization

derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“As a practical matter, however, you have no more chance of escaping office politics than of inheriting Fort Knox.”

“Office politics, like regular politics, is the art of who gets what, when, and how. While some denigrate the practice of office politics, it nevertheless is part of organizational life. It is the basis for much of the interpersonal interactivity we engage in on the job.”

“If we narrow our focus to "bad" office politics, the kind that subverts an organization or undermines the work of people, the self-promoting plotting that others do, then yes, there are things that can be done.”

“Getting the promotion you think you deserve over the person who also thinks she deserves it is office politics.”

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