Office politics

Office politics is a slang term for the often counterproductive human factors present between coworkers, in an office environment in the private or public sector.

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One of the defining aspects of it can be found in the riddle: "Why are office politics so vicious? Because the stakes are so small." In a group that's largely homogeneous, differences are often found and highlighted to provide artificial divisions between groups to rationalize hostility and dehumanize others.

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