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Article: Through the grapevine.(office politics)(Brief Article)
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- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
- Author:
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You've purposefully avoided hallway corner conversations navigated around the sea of complaints discussed at the water cooler. You've politely excused yourself from the bathroom chitchat. And you've held your tongue and refrained from taking sides in any office debates. Congratulations, you have managed to stay out of office politics. But is this grounds for celebration--or a reason for concern?
"Sometimes you pay when you don't play," says Letitia Doe, a psychologist for an Illinois correctional facility. "Engaging in office politics doesn't have to be dirty, but it does have to be done." Doe can cite several ...