5 Easy Rules to Play Office Politics and WIN

Do you feel lost in the face of office politics? You can't hide from them, and if you don't play politics at work you lose. If you want to succeed at work, you need to learn how to navigate office politics. Luckily workplace politics aren't as complicated as they seem - and when you follow these 5 rules you'll find yourself dealing with less corporate politics and have the right people on your side when you do.

CHAPTERS
0:00 The cost of avoiding office politics
0:30 The boss always wins (important mindset shift!)
2:52 Reputation over results
3:56 Make it (look) effortless
5:43 No one wins alone
6:55 You're the main character… but so are they
8:22 Know the players

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[JamesJones-kbtw]

Another rule someone taught me was never to treat things personally. It’s also why it is important to have a life outside of work. That way you have a much more balanced perspective on all the shenanigans.

[rubycubez]

The reputation point! I worked extremely hard and was helpful at my old job. I made the mistake of going out drinking with a former coworker who was still good friends with current employees. I got sloppy when I partied that night. The person went back and told one of the worst gossips in the office. The weird stares, murmers and insults disguised as jokes lasted until I resigned recently. These ppl didn't know me outside of work but created a whole backstory based on a random night out. No matter how friendly and helpful I was to them, no matter how hard I worked, they still all treated me weird. Lesson learned. No nights out with coworkers!!!!

[unicornishcornish]

Not gonna play the office politics, I accept my losing position in the corporate world. Building strategic relationships, creating alliances - this is some stuff of horrors for an introvert. I just want to do a good job, ideally in silence, away from people, learn a few things along the way and get my paycheck every month.

[WD]

Worrying about "office politics" or even playing the game is for people without a backbone. This is who I am and this is how I roll. You don't like me? Then you don't need me. Disgusting how people kiss ass and let "superiors" walk on them. I'd rather walk out with my backbone and my pride than play a pretentious game of what you can and can't say.

[vwqcfho]

IF your boss is THAT horrible, you need to leave!

[lokimsjrrd]

Yes, give your hated boss what they want—more power—so they can easily oust you from your position. This has occurred more frequently than not. The greatest strategy is to avoid giving your boss a reason to fire you. Do your work well and without error, but avoid breaking your back for a boss who doesn't like you. This will just make them think that you are even more foolish than they already thought.

Learn the regulations of your workplace, read your contract, only do what you are hired to do, do it flawlessly, and watch your boss spiral into frustration at not being able to kick you. They may attempt to make your life miserable through subtle bullying, but they always face the risk of facing legal action. In the end, the workplace is a mess as it stands. Since most people got where they are due to politics rather than being good at their jobs, politics has totally taken over the working environment and is uncontrollable.

[priscoviasichone]

It's been 3years being on the wrong side of my boss. Working in such an environment has been a nightmare for me. Most days I don't feel like going to work cause it's like I am in prison with no voice

[rvs]

I'm living through this hell right now. But I'm trying to learn to survive from one of my coworkers. He's been with the company for more than 30 years. He never engages in gossiping, never sits in the breakroom. He's always very polite to everybody but never really talks to anybody. I've never seen him being frustrated or mad.

[Syhk]

I'm totally oblivious to office politics, I just do what I do with honesty and faithfulness.

[Adam_harrison]

You could play the corporate game by employing the tactics you’ve mentioned, be fake, get ahead etc

But at what cost?… employing the mindset you suggest will, over time, empty you of all human qualities like empathy, compassion, authenticity & trust… and it only gets more political the higher you climb

While I agree that your tactics will probably work, I’d rather die with my integrity, morals & soul intact

[weronikaleszczynska]

We should not promote negative, toxic behaviour or support people to keep being like that... it's not only about winning. It is about HOW we compete that defines us. If I had to promote bullying to win, I would take a step back (which would be moving forward).

[Chris-tgqy]

You are exactly right. I got on the wrong side of a boss years ago when I was young and naive. I stayed with the organization and It took years to recover from her opinions about me. Fortunately, I left the area and got a fresh start, but I would have handled things completely different today and in hindsight, it would have been easier to leave the organization. Get along with management and play nice with your team. It is the quickest and easiest way to promote and improve your situation. Maybe you were treated poorly but it may not have been intentional. I am not against raising legitimate concerns, but those should be rare.

[TheDoctor]

If the cost of being a part of office politics so that I can be everyone's friend, look good and "get that raise/promotion" is the sacrifice of my self esteem, ethics and principles, then you know what? I'll live without the promotion. There are more important things in life, by far, than status or money. For myself, I work in the medical field. There is NOTHING - not one thing - more important than the quality of my work because it directly impacts the life and well being of other human beings.

Office politcs be hanged.

[anonanonymous]

So... I think these videos (and the Great Resignation) show that workplace systems need to be reformed. At a minimum, bosses should not get to be petty dictators. They need to be trained to be open to alternative ideas and not to treat employees like crap. Our careers should not be determined by their idiocy.

[sirbillypetteway]

Office politics always makes a work environment toxic. I didn't realize until watching your videos that people were taking my ideas of building revenue and that the toxic people around me at work and during school were stealing my strategies and taking all the credit.

[roberttackett]

You are 100% correct on the "You will not win against your boss" thing because they control history. Their version of events become the official version of events. Your dissenting opinion will be erased or discounted as the bitter misgivings of someone who was passed over. I mentioned that I had problems with 3 co-workers in 14 years. I talked about one of them recently. The other 2 happened to be my supervisor. I won the battle against the first horrid boss, because he was doing illegal stuff (long story) but then his protégé got promoted, made my life hell, ran me off the reservation, and used my old slot to hire her BFF's husband.

[jpsartre]

The first point is good. I was recently fired because my boss and I could not see eye to eye. I could've strategized a win-win for both of us but stopped caring about how I was perceived. Silver lining, got another job immediately afterwards with a raise.

[mikki]

Strongly disagree with the first point. Making a bad boss look good means you're encouraging other people to "look up to" that kind of behavior. I've seen it many times. People boost the ego of a bad boss, and they continue to ruin everything and make it harder and harder to like them. If we all turned around and said no, they would have no employees and would go broke. We're soldiers over here, not some weak minded pushovers.

[talisha]

Everything you said is spot on!👍🏽 But I do have to contest that sometimes it can be about you. Sometimes people can become fixated with you, especially if you're doing an unexpected good job and they are hell bent on tarnishing your reputation because they're genuinely enraged with jealousy, anger and disbelief. It can seriously get that twisted😩

[BOSSDONMAN]

So grateful to work from home and reduce the amount of mind numbing bullshit politics I have to deal with.