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The perceived need to play office politics to get ahead is causing work-related stress, and employees are coping in a variety of healthy and unhealthy ways.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | Updated on November 20, 2017
On average, employees spend up to 77 minutes per day watching non-work-related TV or online videos while at work. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The perceived need to play office politics to get ahead is – not surprisingly – causing work-related stress, and employees are coping in a variety of healthy and unhealthy ways, according to a survey of more than 1,000 office employees by Bridge by Instructure Inc.

Unspoken pressure is the main culprit: 78 percent of respondents believe working more hours is at least moderately important in getting promoted, and over half of employees believe engaging in workplace politics is the key. In fact, 43 percent say that acting interested in the “boss’s dumb story” is at least moderately important.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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