5 reasons to avoid engaging in office politics

Augusta

VIP Contributor
As a worker it isn’t great to involved in office politics. Engaging in office politics undermines your core values as person. It shows that you don’t want transparency, openness and credibility in the workplace. It will even affects you as a person. So what are the reasons to avoid this act:

Reduction in production

Engaging in office politics will reduce your productivity, as it will take your focus from work

Increase in personal agenda

Office politics comes with its own propaganda which will make you promote more of your personal interest. This make you deviate from the goals of the workplace

Heighten low morale

This will bring about cynicism, you might be deeply distrusted by others. Your integrity might even be questioned by other workers

Resentment from others

You would get resented by others, other coworkers wouldn’t be happy as they may feel manipulated and cheated out by you

High level of workers turnover

Your office politics might negatively affects others forcing the other workers to leave in drives
 
Top