Workplace politics usually happens mainly because of workplace gossip. Where ever you work there will always be workplace gossip , there will always be that one or two people that are jealous or have nothing better to do. For example when people get promotions others feel jealous and feel the need to start rumors like
" she olly got the position because she is seeing the boss" or "its because she bring hims coffee every day" . Where I would there is a lot of workplace gossip everybody is either in your business or talking about what you do. Workplace gossip can lead to people getting fired , or suspended I've witnessed a couple of cases like that happening at my work. Is it really worth is to lose your job over gossip? Workplace gossip is very unproductive and can become a roadblock to effective communication and collaboration and at the end of the day its not worth involving yourself with the gossip. It could also cause lack of trust in a relationships between your co workers. Being responsible is the best way to go, stay away from the people who are into the workplace gossip and keep to your self or find people that are quiet and that you can trust.
Here are some funny quotes I found about workplace gossip :
It is easier to dam a river than to stop the flow of gossip.~ Philipino Proverb
Get the facts first. You can distort them later. ~ Mark Twain
Buy the rumor, sell the facts. ~ Anonymous
A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way. ~ John Tudor
The biggest liar in the world is They Say. ~Douglas Malloch
