Workplace Politics.

If you are a boss in your company. And one day, a staff under your line sending this into your mailbox, what would you do?

Hi boss,

Hope everything is treating you well. I've drafted this email since months ago since I don't know whether I should tell you or do you even interested to know. Well, eventually, you are reading this.

As far as I concern, I'm doing quite good in serving this company. I involved in things which not my area for exposures. My career grows beyond spanners & screwdrivers. In fact, for the first time, I was invited as a speaker to represent our company and discussions representing our country at regional level.

But, my soul is dying every moment I thought about the working environment.

There's no more respect between the staffs. Bully, backstabbing, self-proclaimed to take credits, pulling down each others to get to the top or to get management's attention. Situation is intense with negative vibes. Like we can fall to any traps that nothing to do with us.

Sometimes, the messages posted in WhatsApp groups were far from reality. We had daily meetings and that even worse.

Everyone seems to be so desperate to get attention. It happens like everyday, anytime. At times, I don't know whether to continue  to serve this company or to make move. I've a feeling that my future would be bright if those things disappeared and we all live in healthy working environment.

I'm counting the days I can return the stuffs I'm holding belongs to company and just leave. My bonding is still running and I hope I have a cash to pay them all so that I don't need to think about it anymore.

Some of my colleagues are outstanding taking care of their jobs to the next level but they are mentally provoked because of their achievement and recognition by management. This is nothing to do with technical or workmanship but purely politics.

Regards,

Your staff.

Or..

If you have something to tell your bosses, what would it be?

Not all people good in politics. Or should us all? I think differently. Some good staffs not even able to stand for him/herself when they were backstabbed. They just nodded or say nothing because they think there's no use for them to say a thing. "People just hated me".

And some others were like 'I don't give a damn' type. They neither the victim, or the 'beast'. They keep themselves away with 'pop-corn', unless their turns come. 

There's few things that caught my attention. Without specify to any company I joined, this situation is almost everywhere whereby, the management don't have any 'check-and-balance' system whenever they have meetings with their downlines. If their staffs (read: beast) tried to tell them something which is hard to comprehend or too technical, they can be tricked easily. Especially when the beast playing victim.

Secondly, no other staffs will intervene and say, "Hey, it doesn't sound like what actually happened. Technically, its wrong" or challenge the statement. It simply because, half of them are 'I don't give a damn' type person, some other think that they want to maintain their relationship as it is - don't bother or I'll spoilt it. And the other group is the victim who can't stand up for themselves.

The drama is everywhere with no good ending. Some are actors, some are puppets. Some are survivors who eventually left the company. Because politics, to each their own. We have choices.