How to Survive Office Politics

Are you a victim of office politics? Office politics is very common these days in all the private sectors .Office politics is a part of work environment that no one can avoid so the best is to learn how to embrace office politics. There will always be difficult people in your office that hates you, no matter how much you are good with them. The answer is simple because they are envious of your success and growth. Office politics can be annoying and stressful some times. Here are some productive ways which will help you to deal with it.

Be confident: Be confident and good in what you do. Try to impress your boss through your hard work and don’t be a part of office politics. At the end of the day what matters is your hard work. If you are not good at your work, your haters will get the chance to ruin your career.

Accept the environment: You have to accept the environment to fit in your office first. You need to understand that it is a part and parcel of your work and accept the reality in a positive way and don’t let the negativity affect you.

Don’t Gossip around: Hear gossip but don’t get involved in it. Once you start spreading gossip around you are one of them. It’s better to keep your mouth shut and resist the urge to be a part of it.

Observe People: The best way to survive is to observe and try to know your colleagues better. Do not be afraid of politically powerful people in the organization, try to know them and establish peer relationships with them.

Talk about it : You need to draw a line that yes there are some things in office that you don’t like and don’t want to be a part of it. You can discuss the issues with your friends, colleague friends or you can share it with the HR as well. Its always better to say it and not to suffer.

Be calm and Patient : Patience is the key to all your problems. You need to have endurance and tolerance to survive in a negative environment. One of the simple formula is to ” let them think that they are right “.

Ignorance : You can start ignoring the people who are troubling you in a very diplomatic way. Don’t let them believe that you are ignoring them and do it very smartly. You cant let some dumb persons to ruin your career. So Put Your Head Down and Start Working and rise above the hate.