Anyone who is working for his or her living must be aware of the fact that there is always office politics and if you want it or not, you eventually become part of it. It creates negative feelings towards the organization and co-workers who started that in the very first place. You cannot ignore it completely. If you are a competitive fellow or an ambitious employee, then there is a chance of suffering with office politics. There are ways of managing this negative attitude of the company fellows, you can play nice, and answer with politeness. If you live your office time with perspective there will be less of a chance to turn those incidents into a disaster. You must be two-step ahead of the troublemakers. Otherwise, you can lose your career if you fully ignore office politics. SOURCE: