I try to strictly stay out of the office politics games, and I try not to work for a boss who plays the game. Sometimes you get caught in the middle of it despite yourself. When that happens, I generally brush off the resume and start job hunting. Life is too short to be miserable at work.
However, being the eyes and ears of the boss isn't necessarily a matter of office politics. Sometimes the boss is just too busy to hear what's going on in the front lines. If I'm hearing things from the folks I work with that I think is important, I'm going to pass it on, especially if people have a great deal of concern about a particular topic. It helps the boss address problems before gossip overtakes fact. That's not office politics, that's just being a good admin.
Jodith
Edited by diamondlady on 28/02/08 01:02 PM.
