To be rubbish at workplace/office/play ground politics and to detest them?

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I am so shit at politics. Work would be great if it were just a matter of getting and keeping one's nose down but there is always a whole load of smoozing to be done. Not to mention watching one's own back. I try to be 'myself' although I never go in with tales of my love life etc. I try to be friendly etc but I feel that I am clumsy at politics.
I seem to be good at putting my foot in it, not getting a promotion and instead of keeping positive and keen I get rebellious and despondent. I was worse before dd and was hyper sensitive to bitchy females in the office but I have now chilled and learned to avoid people who annoy me whereas before I would probably have told them to bugger off! This tactic always got me into deep water!
I also used to get unfeasably wopund up by arse -licking as I was so bad at it. Now when I lick arse it never works anyway. Still shit. I need some lessons from Machiavelli or mabe Sir Allan Sugar! The people who are best at politics stay well out of it but I just can't help myself. I am crap with people aren't I?

And don't get me started on the school gate!

If you hadn't said the word office I would have assumed you worked where I used to. Honestly... I've never known anything like it. My boss actually pulled me into the office once and warned me not to be friends with one of my colleagues. Or not to be seen being friends with. FFS.

Of course it is not unreasonable to be rubbish at something.

Yanbu. Its horrible, not to mention the bullying and lies. Its all a game. Sad little people who arent human with no lives. I hate and laugh at them. Please rise above it op, they hate it when you challenge them politely and dont give them a reaction as it cant come back on you.

YANBU, it's a nightmare.

But YABU about using 'female', it's an odd way of describing women I've always found a bit dehumanising.

I purposely don't avoid anyone, make it clear I am not interested in playing daft games and just get on with life. If people have as problem with that then tough.

Life is to short for this crap

Good idea Raum. The only reason why I avoid if someone is a bully; I tend to be a target. Life is too short for being a target.