office politics
noun [ plural ] uk/ˌɒf.ɪs ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/ us/ˌɑː.fɪs ˈpɑː.lə.tɪks/
办公室政治（即职场人事或利益竞争）
the relationships within an organization that allow particular people to have power over others
She seems good at handling office politics. 她似乎很擅长处理办公室政治。
He likes driving a cab - the independent schedule, the blissful lack of office politics. 他喜欢开出租车——时间独立，不用应对办公室政治，太幸福了。
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- There weren't any meetings, any office politics, or managers.
- The problem with office politics is it never really makes sense outside the office.
- The office politics at the US Department of Justice are like the office politics anywhere else, except the stakes are higher.