How large is the company?
Many times plum resume building assignments at big companies go to the best politicians rather than the biggest experts.
Many times plum resume building assignments at big companies go to the best politicians rather than the biggest experts.
In a good market I’d say you should look around. In this market, keep your head down and get some experience.
e.g. I've worked at firms with 300,000 people and 150 people. The smaller company had MORE politics in some ways.
Or as a manager of mine in Hong Kong once said:
"In Chinese there is a saying: if there are 3 people then there will be politics"
I’ve seen what you’ve seen too though: companies that haven’t grown past everyone thinking they report to the CEO turning into gossip factories.