This essay is adapted from his introduction to a reissue of “Office Politics,” published by McNally Editions in September. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ...

In “Office Politics,” Wilfrid Sheed’s disarming ... The thing that makes Sheed’s book so much more enjoyable than, say, the bilious “Something Happened” — an unpleasant masterpiece ...

Wilfrid Sheed published his novel Office Politics (McNally Editions, $18) in 1966, thirty years before the FDA approved Adderall, but he’d have known what I mean, which is one of many reasons it makes ...

Office politics has come to become an essential part ... "He wasn't a favourite in his boss's books and only focused on his work. One day, when the boss had to decide on laying off a team member ...

This is often laced with envy if their machinations produce results. As the Divine Comedy put it in their 2019 song “Office Politics”: “Press the flesh, do the deal/ Book your place on the hamster ...

As the Divine Comedy put it in their 2019 song “Office Politics”: “Press the flesh, do the deal/ Book your place on the hamster wheel”. But in recent weeks, I’ve had a rethink ...

Miranda Green One of the things that comes out in Jeff Pfeffer’s book is that the people who aren’t doing the office politics very well in their own interests tend to be people who are ...

About half the 800 U.S. workers surveyed say the negative effects of office politics have stayed the same in the COVID era, while 25% say they expect the disruptive behavior to get worse before it ...

As the Divine Comedy put it in their 2019 song Office Politics: “Press the flesh, do the deal/ Book your place on the hamster wheel.” Don’t disapprove of people you see engaged in self ...

As the Divine Comedy put it in their 2019 song Office Politics: Press the flesh, do the deal. Book your place on the hamster wheel. But in recent weeks, I’ve had a rethink, after being embroiled ...