I don't like playing the sort of games that you need to play when 'beyond'
Perhaps you just aren't very good at them
I agree though. The private sector politics is shocking, especially when you are the "enemy within" (Financial Crime prevention)
You are entirely correct mate. I don't like playing them and I am no good at playing them at all... I'm just good at managing functions, teams, people and delivering stuff well, and will leave the game players to p$ss the companies money down the loo with with their own self centred agenda's.
You get less of that stuff in small businesses... I joined a small business and they were taken over by a much larger business where that kind of behaviour is just seen as normal and acceptable unfortunately.