--- title: The Politics of Software | daily.dev description: Office politics are inevitable in any workplace because they emerge from human relationships and resource competition. The author argues that people who... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-politics-of-software-bnuptuwyc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Politics of Software | daily.dev og:description: Office politics are inevitable in any workplace because they emerge from human relationships and resource competition. The author argues that people who... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-politics-of-software-bnuptuwyc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BNuptuwyC.png og:image:alt: The Politics of Software og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Politics of Software **[Tech Lead Digest](https://daily.dev/sources/techleaddigest)** · 8 min read · 59 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Office politics are inevitable in any workplace because they emerge from human relationships and resource competition. The author argues that people who complain about politics often contribute to it themselves. Politics increase with seniority due to harder-to-measure outcomes, limited senior positions, and people-focused challenges. Organizations can reduce politics through explicit metrics, abundant resources, and leadership behaviors that discourage political maneuvering. Examples from Facebook, Microsoft, and Valve illustrate how company structure affects political dynamics. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@deentap** · 0 upvotes > Politics it is **@lynnfredricks** · 0 upvotes > Keep your laser handy! --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#leadership](https://daily.dev/tags/leadership) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-politics-of-software-bnuptuwyc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The Politics of Software","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-politics-of-software-bnuptuwyc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-politics-of-software-bnuptuwyc"},"datePublished":"2025-08-17T18:36:25.680Z","dateModified":"2025-08-17T18:36:49.915Z","description":"Office politics are inevitable in any workplace because they emerge from human relationships and resource competition. 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