Everyone knows what politics at work means... It's the unfair stereotypes and biases that exist in the workplace. It's generally viewed as an uncontrollable force to which we're subservient, lest we not take joy from our employment or worse yet, go crazy.

The following examples illustrate politics at work. Politics at work usually isn't the type of prejudice that gets people sued; it's people getting promotions based on whom they know rather than on what they do.