A survival guide that will help you battle your way through office politics
23rd June ,2007
Irrespective of where you work, office politics is here to say. People gossip, are jealous, have favorites and just enjoy attention by playing their part in office politics. Here is a guide to help you deal with Office Politics.
Office politics is here to stay and it's a fact whether we like it or not that we will always be a part of it.
1. Grapevine Syndrome
Each organization has a grapevine. It's not that organizations across the globe are designed that way, but the people working in them create the grapevine. One should always learn from the grapevine and be very careful what we feed into the grapevine. Because what goes around comes around.
2. Salary Syndrome
It's in your best interest never to discuss salary with your co-workers or peers. It's true that in this world of competition there is a possibility that two people at the same level in the organization can have steep differences in their salaries. Such steep differences always create problems. It causes jealously in the mind of the other co-worker which induces him to mess your performance. Believe me, this happens!!!
3. Judgment Syndrome
Never ever pass judgment or remarks on anybody. For all you know you might be in a similar situation. The behavior of passing judgment or remarks is derived out of professional jealously. One should always keep his personal feelings away from professional relationships.
