How to stay out of office politics (as a junior):<p>- Always put your headphones on, at some point they'll get tired shouting at you and ignore<p>- Do not speak unless you have to, but don't look anti-social either<p>- Do not comment when the office is talking about a co-worker, it'll bite you<p>- Do not act weird (golden rule of life), speak, walk and sip your coffee slowly<p>- Arrive as early as you can, and leave as late as possible, you should OWN the office and shouldn't miss an important event<p>- Always smile and be kind, they will hesitate to raise their voice<p>- Smell nice, brush your teeth, they might use your shabbiness as an ad hominem argument<p>- Don't get too friendly nor too cold, both ways end in regret<p>Here are the tactics I've developed in my first 6 months. I'd love to hear about yours!
In your one-to-one meeting with your boss, demand that they protect the team from office politics.<p>Find a different job where your boss is good at shielding their team from office politics.<p>Sometimes it will be your boss’s boss who should be insulating you from office politics instead.