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Sounds like you and I worked for the same company at one point! (joke)
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Originally Posted by Greg1977
OP, in my experience office politics are often a result of bad management. Subjective hiring, promotional and disciplinary practices, constantly shifting goalposts, leads to a 'survival of the fittest' culture where everyone backstabs everyone else because there are no clear,concise and objective measurements of performance and reward. This is why so many on here complain about coming in and simply doing their jobs effectively, but the loud-mouthed brash moron who has an 'in' with management receives all the perks and their poor performance is glossed over, while you as the quiet,competent worker are held to account for every little thing. Ultimately this leads to a revolving door of 'good' employees who get fed up with the unfairness and leave, even though in terms of productivity/ performance they are far more important to the company's success than the incompetent brown-noser. Its amazing that this dynamic, so bad for business, seems totally lost on company management.
I came from a job where I was tipped off that the CEO had issues with my work, when I went to the HR manger I requested an action plan to correct any perceived work flaws( I know for a fact that the big boss did not like me but wont go into more detail here), and all of my performance reviews from my direct supervisor were positive. I was never given an action plan or set of measurable goals to achieve, and instead after 6 months was transferred to another position to be replaced in my position by a close college friend of the CEO's daughter. I wound up leaving before the transfer, but it was a really bad experience overall and I hope to never be in such a situation again( Im leaving out a ton of details, I'll just say they are the most bigoted, maniacal people Ive ever met in the workplace, and all the employees go into each others office and whisper amongst themselves about how horrible the company is).
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