Office politics - Unspoken rules in office buildings

Author: Zhang Chao
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "Office politics" is not politics in the sense of political science, nor is it a generalization of politics. It is a metaphorical, descriptive, and colloquial of workplace interpersonal relationships, which is both subtle and profound. The term "office politics" cannot be found in dictionaries. It is difficult to trace who first coined the term, but it has at least spread online. Typing "office politics" into a search engine yields 1.76 million related results. The person who first coined this term truly pierced the essence of office relationships: it is a kind of "politics." Its meaning can be interpreted in two ways: a negative interpretation: bullying, rumors, intrigue, forming cliques, flattery, etc.; a positive interpretation: it can bring unexpected benefits to business and career. The greatest contribution of the term "office politics" is that it hits the essence of surviving in workplace relationships. Without a "political" awareness and "political" art in dealing with people at work, you might even lose your job, whether you are a boss, subordinate, or colleague. The "political survival" of interpersonal relationships can both shrink and enlarge your job prospects. Those who understand how to grasp "political survival" in the workplace, due to their clear understanding and optimistic attitude toward office politics, clearly have one sentence as their choice: office politics is a "game" that must be played. But why do many people suddenly develop an aversion to "office politics"? Because in traditional or popular, there seems to be an unbridgeable gap between non-official career "work" and "politics." "Work" is a purely sacred thing, while "politics" interferes with the definition of "work" in our hearts. The negative interpretation of "office politics": bullying, rumors, intrigue, forming cliques, flattery, etc. The positive interpretation of "office politics": it can bring unexpected benefits to business and career. "Office politics" is not politics in the sense of political science, nor is it a generalization of politics. It is a metaphorical, descriptive, and colloquial of workplace interpersonal relationships, which is both subtle and profound. The term "office politics" cannot be found in dictionaries. It is difficult to trace who first coined the term, but it has at least spread online. Typing "office politics" into a search engine yields 1.76 million related results. The person who first coined this term truly pierced the essence of office relationships: it is a kind of "politics." Its meaning can be interpreted in two ways: a negative interpretation: bullying, rumors, intrigue, forming cliques, flattery, etc.; a positive interpretation: it can bring unexpected benefits to business and career.