An absurdly irrelevant yet unofficially official practiced game in any workplace.
The office-politics in somewhere is so strong almost like LAW!!
- Either you become obsequious and obey
- Or you don't bend and become outcasted
- Or you take over and rule
There is no choice of PLAY SAFE here! Either you bend or you Break!
Of course no pedagogical stuff will teach you this. you will have to learn this throughout your corporate journey. I learnt this after so bumpy ride of hardships, back stabbing, nasty ganging up, bullying and what not!
At the beginning, I thought I would just play safe and won't get mingled in this dirty game!
(aww my sweet summer naïve child... I feel so bad for poor myself back in those time!)
I am too upfront to bend or obey, and too reluctant to mix-up professional life with personal space! Which led me to be furious, frustrated and become all depressed over this absolutely unnecessary inconvenience of the office. uhghhhh...I remember there were days when I was thrown in deep dismay, being tormented for people’s utterly unnecessary actions, bad intentions, absurd arrogance, back stabbing, misuse of position etc!
Wandering in a neverendingly maze as in why...why...why would someone does that for no reason whatsoever!
However, it did take a long time, effort, resolve for me to accept that
"This is how it is! Everywhere, over the world! You can't deny or run away from office politics!"
- The sooner you accept this fact
- The faster you become accustomed
- The better you can handle and design your surroundings.
As I said above, you ought to choose any of those 3 rules of this bastard's-game.
No denying or running away from it.
Denying this and being in misery or frustration over this absurdness, had never solved it for me over the years.
But when I stopped running away and looked into its eyes; I had found this game rather amusing! I feel like the more I look into it the smarter I become and things seems clearer more!
However, office politics is a NASTY game
No second opinion on that. now if you are one of those who are going through previously mentioned circumstances, I assume you are a gentleman (Female/male) Which implies you are are one of those "few good men" (female/male)But that doesn’t mean you have to give up on your morality or righteousness and become another bastard with them.
People would say to me "yes Lady! Now you understood! If you are in a bastards game, you have to be a bigger bastard to play their game!"
I say "Nahh sweetheart! Gentleman NEVER plays the bastards game to begin with!"
We just stand on the side, observe, act like playing hard and determined to win but eventually not making any efforts at all.
Even if they drag you in their dirty game, besmirch you, DO NOT ever compromise with righteousness, morals.
Because as long as you are good in heart, uphold your morals and maintain humility, I'm sure somewhere, someone will always notice your effort in the end. At least you won't spend sleepless nights. and that is all matter to me.
So while you are at it, participate in a healthy way and better learn to enjoy from apart while acting playing hard!
Because you are a gentleman and gentlemen never plays the bastards' game!