” I hate office politics” said the young lady. “I have been working for the last 3 years and it’s getting from bad to worse. I wish I could join a company where there is no office politics”.
Wishful thinking indeed. Even if she were to search all over the wide world, she is unlikely to find an organization which does not have its share of “politics”. This may vary in degree. In some organizations, it is the way of life, as it were. In others, it surfaces from time to time when major decisions are to be taken. Some may be more covert than others but you can bet it is lurking somewhere there in the organization. Continue reading