http://glassdoor.disqus.com/NoneenMon, 20 Oct 2008 19:52:21 -0000http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/no-escaping-politics/#comment-12660623<p>Sales environment is ripe with backstabbing and politics. Always, but if you put them in a pit like at salesforce it becomes a cauldron of politically motivated people. Its all part of the desire to control.</p>LutherMon, 20 Oct 2008 19:52:21 -0000http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/no-escaping-politics/#comment-12660625<p>I notice all these quotes are from people in sales...</p>JonathanSun, 19 Oct 2008 15:23:05 -0000http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/no-escaping-politics/#comment-12660628<p>Politics is not a dirty word. Politics is simply about getting things done through others.</p><p>Many who complain about "office politics" run the risk of sounding like sour grapes. Play along with the game and you may prosper too.</p>GregFri, 17 Oct 2008 12:30:47 -0000http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/no-escaping-politics/#comment-12660627<p>It has always been this way, wherein promotions where dependent on who liked you as opposed to what you had accomplished. However, previously it seemed to be confined to the up management levels. Now this has permeated into even the lower tiers of technical jobs. So now everybody plays the political game. Affiliations are so important and being in the right circles are critical to even getting the good project, which of course leads to the chance of being successful ...&gt; promotion.</p>R&amp;D - J&amp;JThu, 16 Oct 2008 10:24:02 -0000http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/no-escaping-politics/#comment-12660626<p>Ouch. Bad publicity for <a href="http://SalesForce.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="SalesForce.com">SalesForce.com</a>...</p><p>It would be interesting to see the same analysis in a few months/years as some recent studies have shown that office politics is on the rise!</p>Ian | Officetricks.comWed, 15 Oct 2008 21:52:58 -0000