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Originally Posted by flatbutt
would that this were totally true. It is accurate to say that we don't need to make their problems our problems. And by takingyour advice we do save ALOT of energy. But politics can really be a beotch in the workplace. And sometimes he who lies first wins. Sadly.
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Office politics pale in comparison to academic politics. You are often talking about people with tenure and hence *zero* accountability. Try adding that into the mix.
I'm not saying that some people aren't insufferable and incredibly problematic. Nor am I suggesting that we all just put our heads in the sand. I'm talking with legal today about one of our subs who I think is engaging in some evil activities.
But the reality is that people have a tendency to feed into the cycle of insanity and make the situation worse. And remember that there are always two sides to any story. My main point is that having distraction to take the focus away from the sturm and drang can often help matters.