Popular, it's all about popuuuuular

CarFar · September 2011

You know sometimes I feel like People never get over that Jr. High need for popularity. Am I misguided to think that after at least after high school there was a chance to leave this notion of "popularity" and exclusivity/ cliqueishness behind? Especially in a work environment ? Or is social status always just something we're programmed for ?

Passanie · September 2011

Hmm, I don't really see it at my workplace. Of course, I work with a lot of people who are much, much older than me and we don't work together a lot.

hannikan · September 2011

It's more exaggerated in jr. high but it exists at all levels of age. Old ladies are cliquish. It's ironic that it some of the people who are the most cliquish are educators. The social politics in schools is ridiculous. I try to stay out of all of it as much as possible but workplace politics is tricky.

EmmieB · September 2011

we're totally programmed for it. One of the reasons reality shows are so popular is because we like to gossip about people we know, but we don't all live in villages where everyone knows everyone anymore, so people all watch the same shows and then talk about the people as though they know them.

It's more obvious in school because a) it's a total fishbowl and b) you're forced to be together every day for the better part of a year.

It doesn't go away, we just interact with smaller and smaller groups of people after high school so it feels like it's not as prolific, but it is.

annaandersen · September 2011

I definitely see it at my workplace and hate it. Drama drama drama

pink.dutch.tulips · September 2011

i'm w/ emme .. its something we're programmed for. we're hardwired to be atop the social food chain so to speak.

honey&badger · September 2011

hannikan:
It's more exaggerated in jr. high but it exists at all levels of age. Old ladies are cliquish. It's ironic that it some of the people who are the most cliquish are educators. The social politics in schools is ridiculous. I try to stay out of all of it as much as possible but workplace politics is tricky.

I have heard this before too, re: educators/school politics.

It exists in my small office, too. Bummer.

hersheykiss · September 2011

Yeah, in my office I see it.

Oh, and thanks...now I have the song stuck in my head from WICKED. Now I need to listen to the soundtrack on my iPod.

wldktz10 · September 2011

I think it definitely still exists outside in the real world. I had issues with this at a past job simply because a girl wanted to make my life miserable. I don't know if we are programmed for it, or what, but I think some people just care about that stuff and others don't. I personally could have cared less about being popular and my attitude is still "I go to work to work, not to be your friend" so I ignored her. But clearly some people never let go of the attitude.

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