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
• 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

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024