Friday, August 31, 2012

The perfect opponent

Do you really believe your colleague’s pretty smile could cost you your promotion?

Our workplace has always been an arena where we notice people striving hard to get ahead of the rest, either by performing or by pulling others down. Office politics is as much a part of any organisation as is the very basic filing system. Unfortunately, it has become an integral part of our work life. How people deal with it is the million dollar question. Nepotism has often weakened the strongest of organizational structures. Honchos with a soft corner for their family members or friends within the organisation are quite common. Nepotism is being noticed in yet another of its ugly form and it is causing a rise in cases of misogyny – a strong feeling of hatred towards women – in the corporate sector. But the question is, how has it found place in the corporate arena?

The so-called weaker sex is leading by a fair margin as far as office politics is concerned. The general perception is that it is always easier for them to manipulate issues, make convenient excuses and a cakewalk for them to delegate tough tasks with just a smile! The news here is that men are feeling the brunt of all this and are insecure to the extent that they detest the existence of women in their workplace! All men are not alike and hence the small percentage of men who fall under this category, also have various different reasons to do so. Some feel their jobs are under threat and probably they are not as good as their female colleagues; some feel that the ladies get the easier way out whereas men need to slog, and a few MCPs feel that women still belong in the kitchen and that they do not deserve a corporate platform.

Mythology has plenty of examples of manipulative women, but if minds in the 21st century are swayed askew by such biases, it is probably time for us to do a reality check.


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