Quiz: Surviving Office Politics

To succeed at work, you must be politically savvy. To gauge your Political Intelligence see whether you disagree or agree with how the following situations were handled.

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3. Even though you had asked to work on a particular high-profile project, your manager did not select you for the project team. You have more knowledge and experience than the person who was chosen, so this seems unfair. Because you were obviously the better choice, you are planning to talk with someone in human resources about your manager's decision.
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