How to Use office politics in a Sentence

office politics

plural noun
  • The picture that emerges is that of a busy editor, pencil in hand, her head bent over the page to keep office politics out of her line of sight.
    Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
  • There seems to be a lot of petty comedy to mine in these office politics.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And not need to engage in nonsense and office politics.
    Jason Wyche, Hazlitt, 15 Feb. 2023
  • There is no need to overthink this or worry about office politics, etc.
    Roxane Gay, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The office politics were complicated; partly to avoid being used as a lever to force Shawn out, Whitworth took the Atlantic job and moved to Boston.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
  • So when working at a U.S. government agency, she was taken aback by brusque, sharp-elbowed office politics.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Kenneth’s new boss (also played by Sanders) describes the particular office politics of their own happy hour.
    Vulture, 26 May 2023
  • Quiet luxury meeting office politics doesn’t have to be daunting with these tips.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 May 2024
  • Maybe, Dillon suggests, there are office politics going on that don’t really affect your day.
    Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This has made Verge a low-drama company, with minimal office politics.
    Byalice Zhang, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • The fragrance features a hint of peppermint, reminiscent of those refreshing moments of water cooler gossip, as well as a dash of lemon, a nod to the bitter-sweetness of office politics.
    Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Despite the office politics, Rosi is always there to offer personal advice to her coworkers and even sparks an unlikely friendship with Oli.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • But not everyone sees office politics as inherently bad, the survey found.
    Matthew Boyle, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The snappy dialogue draws moderate laughs, often by squeezing banal office politics against the scarier kind.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Emoji-evidence is showing up more in court cases, office politics, and reasons people end relationships.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Lawrence, who wrote for W and WWD for the better part of two decades, deploys her insider fluency with aplomb, describing the microaggressions of office politics as deftly as nepobaby influencers turned vegan caterers.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • However, these events can sometimes encourage unfiltered conversations and behaviors that may contribute to toxic office politics.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Remove red tape and other ‘bad’ stressors Unnecessary red tape, office politics, ambiguity and interpersonal conflict create a lot of negative stress for employees, which hinders work performance.
    Tobias Dennerlein, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2023

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