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Funny Office Politics Cartoons

Office politics sits behind every project — hidden agendas, silent power plays, unwritten rules, alliances that shift overnight, and meetings where the real decisions never happen in the room.

These funny office politics cartoons spotlight the comedy behind workplace dynamics: managers navigating egos, colleagues competing for visibility, teams balancing diplomacy over honesty, and decisions influenced more by relationships than logic.

If you’ve ever worked in an environment where influence matters more than job descriptions, these cartoons will feel painfully, truthfully, and hilariously familiar.

FEATURED OFFICE POLITICS CARTOON

Funny office politics cartoon illustrating workplace power games, hidden agendas, and informal influence at work.

What office politics looks like at work

Office politics refers to the informal power structures that exist in organisations — how influence is built, credit is quietly claimed, blame is strategically shifted, and perceptions are managed outside formal job roles.

These dynamics rarely appear in org charts or job descriptions, yet they strongly shape visibility, career progression, decision-making, and everyday workplace interactions.

Common Office Politics Patterns

Office politics tends to follow recurring patterns inside organisations. These cartoons explore the most common ways power, perception, and influence quietly operate at work.

Credit Stealing Cartoons

Funny office politics cartoon showing credit stealing at work, where ideas and achievements are claimed by the wrong person

Credit stealing is one of the most visible forms of office politics — ideas presented by the wrong person, wins quietly reassigned, and recognition drifting upward instead of outward.

These cartoons capture how contribution and credit often part ways inside organisations.

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Scapegoat Cartoons

Funny office politics cartoon depicting workplace scapegoating and blame being shifted when things go wrong

Scapegoating often appears when accountability becomes inconvenient and outcomes need an explanation.

These cartoons highlight how blame is redirected and responsibility quietly shifted.

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Office Clique Cartoons

Funny office politics cartoon showing office cliques, inner circles, and informal power groups at work

Office cliques form when informal alliances and tacit understandings matter much more than formal structures.

These cartoons reveal how inner circles influence access, information, and opportunity at work.

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Office Gossip Cartoons

Funny office politics cartoon illustrating office gossip and whisper networks shaping workplace perceptions

Office gossip shapes perceptions long before facts do. From water-cooler conversations to whisper networks, informal narratives spread faster than official communication.

These cartoons show how gossip quietly influences reputations, and decisions at work.

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