Don't focus. The tech ladder is better elsewhere and switching every 2 years is an optimal strategy.

Product Manager

From Reddit:
Once came into work one day and the code I had written and was working the day before was inexplicably no longer working. Turns out that the CEO of the company didn't like the name I had given to a new field in a database table and changed the name. Without telling anyone.

Wow! Why hire someone then? They can do everything by themselves.

Software Engineer

Growth Manager

Heads down and work on your Jira ticket, peasant.

While your manager takes away your credit? 😶

Either you leave a company as a Good engineer or survive enough in a company to become a Politician.

Lead Engineer

Kuch nahi bro. Just focus on your work and it will be all done.

Analyst

As everyone else I obviously find office politics annoying. There are insecure people who do shit to put you under the bus or take away your credit because they're threatened that you might overshine them. This could be your manager or just a jealous colleague. 
  
 What I realised this year is that politics is unavoidable. It's going to be there everywhere. No matter what you do. We always think politics to be dirty but actually it depends on your intentions. I was just thinking how Mahabharat is totally about politics. Shakuni was political and strategic but so was Krishna. What really differentiates them is their intention behind the politics they were doing. 
  
 While I haven't completely been able to master office politics but I'm slowly learning how to be more diplomatic and strategic. 
  
 Reading the Gita could help maybe, Arjun!

By directly talking to the people who’re included into it.  
  
 Note :- try not to hit them   : |

Cloud Engineer

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How do you deal with Office Politics as an Engineer?

Software Developer

How do you deal with Office Politics as an Engineer?- Grapevine

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Lately it's been really hard trying to cope up with derogatory comments and people trying to pull you down.

I build/refactored some of our codebase and things go south in terms of performance at few places. 
I realised the mistake and fixed the performance bottlenecks that happened because of me in least time possible. 

But people still look down on me on and manager keeps passing hurtful comments about the incident every now and then.

Moreover there's worse happening fellow people start blaming you for the performance of code you haven't even touched. You are just utilizing some function in your codebase written by some other person.

I don't know how to handle all this and what should I do to avoid this? 
Mistakes happen, bugs go on prod, things can break but as far as once everything stabilise, we should move on.

How do you guys deal with Office politics.

I am a 2022 grad and 1yr into my corporate life and I have stopped liking software engineering. I took software engineering as a career because for the love of it but after experiencing the office politics and constant mundane work I have lost my zeal.

We are always caught between the CTO and the Manager not being on the same page and redoing a lot of our work. For the past 1yr we have been migrating the same stuff to different platforms. No innovative work, no recognition for good work.

Is this normal in the corporate world?

Also I am thinking of taking a break as I want to focus on my health. Is it a good idea to take a break now for 3-5 months and then get back to working again?

Is this normal in corporate?

I always heard about the office politics but never faced. But in my current company, I got caught up with the petty dirty office politics.

Manager keeps his ass safe by not taking any actions. He’s also one of them though. People take complete advantage of his inaction and lick his boot to safeguard themselves. Behaviour takes u-turn when the manager is not around.

Mediocre behaviour and no intent to do better.

One of the worst experience of my life. Have to get out.

Office Politics derailed trajectory

Investor

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

I graduated this year and have been working as an intern in this company for a few months, full time now. And at first, everything seemed okay. People were okay to talk to, the managers were polite, etc. But as I've gotten to know them better.....all I see is the silent drama that goes on about the most petty things. My 35-ish manager has the ego of a 15 year old teenager and thinks he's hiding it well by talking 'nicely'. There's this whole unsaid division in the team where one side is the suck-ups and they're all best friends with each other and have this "us and them" thing going and no points for guessing, the manager loves them. They'll literally share every little thing with the guy, basically snitching on the rest of the people. And the other people are just at odds with the manager and his gang for whatever reason. The other day, the manager passed a comment about 'masturbation' on some other guy. This kinda thing really makes me not want to work here.

Apologies if this feels unstructured, I'm tired after a 10-hour work day.

[Rant] Office politics is very draining.

In the corporate landscape, the pervasive influence of office politics can have profound and adverse effects on individual employees, leading to a disconcerting phenomenon: the silent neglect of valuable team members. One of the most alarming consequences of office politics is the deliberate and unjustified ignorance that certain employees face, jeopardizing not only their professional growth but also the overall health of the work environment.

At the heart of this issue lies the violation of the fundamental principles of fairness and meritocracy. When employees are overlooked or deliberately ignored due to office politics, it undermines the very essence of a collaborative and equitable workplace. This practice not only stifles the individual's potential but also erodes the trust and camaraderie essential for a high-functioning team.

The ignored employee often grapples with feelings of isolation and disillusionment. This emotional toll can manifest as a decline in morale, job satisfaction, and overall well-being. Consequently, the employee's productivity and enthusiasm may dwindle, creating a ripple effect that compromises the team's overall performance.

Moreover, the sidelining of talented individuals due to office politics deprives organizations of diverse perspectives and innovative contributions. A workplace that fosters exclusionary practices based on political maneuvering is inherently at risk of stifling creativity and impending progress. In the long run, this detrimental impact on innovation can hinder the company's ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business landscape.

Addressing this issue requires a commitment to cultivating a transparent and inclusive organizational culture. Leaders must actively discourage and rectify instances of office politics, promoting a merit-based system that values each employee's unique skills and contributions.

The Detrimental Impact of Office Politics on Employee Well-being

Team Lead

Need guidance -
I have joined a company in Nov-22. I am performing really well and hence, my managers (both onshore and offshore) are very happy with my performance.

Recently, my manager (and us 3 reporting to her) have been put under a Sr. Manager.
The dynamics have been difficult between my Manager and the Sr. Manager.
Now, my rapport is good with both of them (as this is being supported by my positive feedback from multiple projects and BU owners).

As I am connected with my manager (who keeps it with herself) a bit more as compared to the Sr Manager (who is very outspoken and clearly shares the issues he has with her approach).

I know and understand very well that I might just be a spawn for both of them in case of unforeseen issues.

Could you all please guide me how to manage the connection with both?

I have been thinking about focusing on my job and keeping "close distance" with both. Would this help? Or based on your experiences, is there any other approach that I should explore?
Please provide your guidance.

Need guidance

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

1. High pressure on timelines- business and top management shits on you if you don’t deliver on time
2. No power to control the outcome- engineers don’t listen to you neither does the design or analytics team, you end up begging for resources
3. Too much politics- business or a senior PM can steal your bandwidth anytime
4. Lack of recognition- if it succeeds business did it, if it fails it is product teams fault (engg never gets blamed for shit)

I believe Product Management is a really toxic role

I will go first, it doesn't matter if you really work hard on a project, in the end only result matter, no matter how much efforts you made for it

Lesson you have learned from Corporate

I'm struggling with the whole office politics game. On one hand, I want to build strong relationships and advance my career, but on the other, I'm not willing to compromise my values. Recently, I was pressured to support a decision I disagreed with just to stay in my boss's good graces. I stood my ground, but now I'm worried about the consequences.

How do you all handle these situations? Is it possible to play the game without selling your soul?

Integrity vs. Career: Can you win at office politics without losing yourself?

I am in a frustrating situation - wherein one of my colleagues who is just one year senior to me on my team is a bully and often mistreats people on the team. Being a new member on the team I am often the one who gets laughed upon or made a fool out of. It almost feels like I am in college and getting ragged.

How to deal with an office bully?

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Corporate/Startup culture that needs to be changed:

* Office Politics
* Favoritism or favors given towards an employee
* Micromanagement
* Explanations for every leave taken
* Glorifying Overworking
* Expecting staff to be available 24/7 
* Meetings that could have been an email
* Unsympathetic Layoffs
* Non Appreciating Behavior
* Credits due to an employee
* More than 3 rounds of job interviews

Non Negotiables at Corporates

Program Manager

Speaking out your stress helps to attain mental peace, discuss out your problems in comments and let people suggest you the solution!

Office Politics

DevOps Engineer

Seeking advice on how to grow at work, without having to butter up too many people. I have been struggling with this, because I feel too many people around are managing their managers, and using it as way to grow. My reviews and feedbacks have consistently been good, but I feel that for the output I provide, I am not growing as much, because of favouritism. 

Advice needed.

How to grow at the workplace without indulging in politics?

Some people no matter how many chance and advice, I give them keep on calling or keep on delaying the delivery fed up with those people

I lead Engineering team is it bad to be nice?

Background: I work in a D2C consumer product startup, we have an in-house website and a growing tech team of 7 people. The whole business team is 100+. I'm a '23 grad from a tier 1 engineering college.

I joined the company back in September when the job market was at the bottom and I had to take a 40% pay cut (21LPA to 12LPA) (while switching (the last company ran out of funding). I was at a higher than avg base in my previous role but the current role is 20% below the average. (15LPA) The company is in a growth stage and lots of processes are yet to be defined which leads to a lot of chaos but I get a lot of freedom as well.

My manager is aware of the whole situation and we had also negotiated a 6-month review for ESOP allotment. My monthly reviews have been going well and we have shipped some good improvements and features over the last few months.

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