Ask HN: How to stay out of office politics?

- Always put your headphones on, at some point they'll get tired shouting at you and ignore

- Do not speak unless you have to, but don't look anti-social either

- Do not comment when the office is talking about a co-worker, it'll bite you

- Do not act weird (golden rule of life), speak, walk and sip your coffee slowly

- Arrive as early as you can, and leave as late as possible, you should OWN the office and shouldn't miss an important event

- Always smile and be kind, they will hesitate to raise their voice

- Smell nice, brush your teeth, they might use your shabbiness as an ad hominem argument

- Don't get too friendly nor too cold, both ways end in regret

Here are the tactics I've developed in my first 6 months. I'd love to hear about yours!