Politics at work

I thought I'd try to stay away from politics at work. The problem is that the only way you're actually going to stay away from politics is if you have one manager, and you don't work with anyone else, which could be a little boring.

So, my way of trying to avoid politics is attempt to piss the least number of people I can possibly piss off. This includes shirking responsibility, attributing work to other people, and pleading ignorance for lots of things. As I haven't really been given much responsibility yet, its working quite admirably. As one workmate put it recently, "You get along with everyone!" I do, but I just bitch about them behind their back to a select few.

It helps that I've been given tasks I don't really know what I'm doing with only because nobody else will do it or wants to do it. Either because they don't understand how or because they don't see the use in it. I understand how and the use in it, I just don't have the knowledge to fill in the gaps in the template. Its something which only comes with experience, or talking to other people and pissing them off. I usually just attribute it to someone else, thereby handballing responsibility.

That last paragraph doesn't really make much sense, but we'll soldier on.

I drink a lot more now as well. If I happen to have a crap day, some of us will just go down to the pub and laugh about it for a while. It helps because then we see the funny side and not take it so personally. Most of this is due to people who are brick walls and don't really help the situation all that much.

Other than that though, I don't get involved in any power struggles. I don't actually think that there are any power struggles where I work, because everyone is fairly sure of their place and moving up means going overseas. Since nobody really knows whats overseas, they don't really know what they're competing against.

Thats my rant for the month.