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if you like doing your job and going home, how do you bear with coworkers who are lazier but more popular than you and get away with doing less?

cross-posted from: linux.community/post/1144192

you might be an introvert, passionate about your job, or simply old enough to disregard friendships at work because you already have enough friends and a family.

The coworkers I like the most are the ones that come to work, don’t like drama, do their job and go home. That’s what I try to do.

However, there are always some established cliques who know how to play the unit / supervisor and get away doing much less, even feeling entitled to order you around, even though they are not your supervisor.

To people who experience this. How do you tolerate it? Even after changing jobs, this can happen at your new workplace, maybe it happens in every workplace?

GBU_28 ,

Do you want to focus on your job or a social club ?

slacktoid ,
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Dude. There is workplace politics.

GBU_28 ,

If that matters, then it’s part of the job, not a social club

slacktoid ,
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No its not. Its what happens when you get a bunch of people in the room. The job description does not mention socializing with people.

MrsDoyle ,

Sometimes it’s couched as “team player”. Some jobs I had it absolutely mattered who you were friends with.

corsicanguppy ,

mattered

But briefly, am I right? That kind of problem is best solved by changing your work address.

slacktoid ,
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Not always, it’s mostly office culture in many places. Finding one where that doesn’t happen is hard. Usually depends on the discipline the manager or boss has to not accidentally pick favorites and catch that behavior. Which doesn’t always happen. There are some people, but they are a rare breed. People always end up forming cliques, and whoever is in the clique with the boss had an advantage in the workplace.

GBU_28 ,

Pick your lane dude. I’m saying the post as described focuses on the job description.

So, should you care about the job, or the chit chat?

If politics are required for the job, but not listed in the job description (real world) then that must be discussed. If not, focus on your work.

slacktoid ,
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what lane dude?

So, should you care about the job, or the chit chat?

the job, duh, but you also get skipped on promotions and other shit cause youre not involved in the chitchat. its how the politics affect your career. have you had a job before?

If politics are required for the job, but not listed in the job description (real world) then that must be discussed. If not, focus on your work.

which job actually lists “take part in office politics” in the job description?

GBU_28 ,

Obviously. Are you trying to obscure things?

I’ve clearly stated that if “you” feel you need to handle the office politics to succeed, then that’s a conversation to have.

If your job allows you to focus on your task without political concerns (like specific contract work where promotion isn’t a thing), then who cares about the social cliques?

slacktoid ,
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cool bro, have a nice day

flamingo_pinyata ,

Well if there’s a choice - social club. What’s even the point of having a job if you work all day just to survive and then try to squeeze socializing in the little time that remains until you need to sleep

GBU_28 ,

Post said “if you like doing your job”

So discussion on changing work life balance isn’t relevant.

brygphilomena ,

I don’t begrudge a coworker befriending a supervisor. Maybe they are genuinely friends.

As much as you like people who come in a do their job and go home. Many others like it when they come in and a friend is there and they can chat, have a good time, and still get their responsibilities done.

If they can’t get their work done, then it’s a supervisors issue. You don’t have to do their workload.

metaStatic ,

I have a base load where I simply couldn't do less if I tried or I'd die of boredom and simply envy anyone who can.

also any shitkicker who fancys themselves in charge will quickly get told to act their fucking wage.

Dagwood222 ,

If someone tells you to do their job, tell them ‘no.’

If the supervisor tells you to do it, tell the supervisor that you can’t handle more responsibilities because you’re at your limit.

You have to stand up for yourself.

metaStatic ,

I'm perfectly happy to make your life easier but not at the expense of making mine more difficult

kubica ,

I'm in a similar situation and I'm taking it poorly because I feel that it is affecting the possibilities of the company, and with that mines as well.
So currently I'm in the process of searching for a place that can have more future. Which being also an introvert is being quite a hell.

sunzu , (edited )

I'm in the process of searching for a place that can have more future.

Take note folks, this how it is done!

They don't pay or treat u right, get u a new corpo komissar who will pretend to do it for a bit

davel ,
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It somewhat depends. Is it unionized work? Is it hourly or salary? What type of work, and what are the metrics for quality/quantity of output?

RadicalEagle ,

I don’t let what other people do ruin my happiness. If I’m happy with the work I’m doing and the amount I’m getting paid then I really don’t care what other people do.

Maeve ,

What the guy over there said.

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