alt Hacker NewsPoliticking is just group dynamics. In large companies people engage in politics because it becomes necessary to accomplish large things.
Of course a group can also have bad actors but that’s not really an issue with politics specifically. Politics are neither good nor bad.
> In large companies people engage in politics because it becomes necessary to accomplish large things.
At a large company, your job after a certain level depends on your “impact” and “value delivered”. The challenge is getting 20 other teams to work on your priorities and not their priorities. They too need to play to win to keep their job or get that promotion.