For many professionals who return to India after years of working abroad, reintegration into the workplace can be more challenging than expected. A recent discussion on Reddit highlights how adjusting to workplace culture back home often brings with it an uncomfortable reality: navigating office politics.

One returnee shared his frustrations after moving back to India six months ago and starting a new job. “Dealing with workplace politics after returning has been a pain!” he wrote, describing how colleagues deliberately withhold important information, avoid collaboration, and at times pass off his work as their own. Advertisement

According to him, one co-worker regularly ignores messages, conveniently takes sick leaves or vacations just before deadlines, and leaves others to shoulder th

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