REAL STORIES. ABSURD WORKPLACES.

Your boss said what?

The stolen credit. The 5:59pm “quick favour”. The promotion that mysteriously vanished. Tell us what really happened at work. We might turn it into an Office Politics episode.

No name required. No payment. Just the story and a few details about the people involved.

Tell us the behaviour, not the employer. We don't publish real names, workplaces or identifiable deals.

STEP 1 OF 1 · ABOUT 3 MINUTES

Tell us the story.

Write like you're telling a friend what happened after work. We'll handle the structure, characters and ridiculous corporate dialogue.

What sort of office politics was it?

What happened?

Give us the set-up, the power move and the moment that made you think, “You cannot be serious.” Please remove names, employers, exact dates and confidential details.

Who were the main characters?

A few sketches are plenty. Their working relationship, personalities and mannerisms are more useful than real names.

How did it end?

Did anyone call it out? Was there a punchline, consequence or uncomfortable silence?

What do you wish you'd said or done? Optional

Your email Optional

Only if you'd like us to ask follow-up questions. We won't subscribe you to marketing emails or publish this address.

If we use it, how should we credit you?

We never tag an employer or colleague. A requested contributor credit is not automatic; we'd contact you to confirm before doing so.

I am 18 or over and have described my own experience. I have left out names, identifiable employers and confidential information.

I give Office Politics a non-exclusive, royalty-free permission to edit, dramatise and publish my submission in videos, social posts and promotional content. I understand selection is not guaranteed and I can contact the team about a request to withdraw or remove it. Read the submission terms.

We review submissions privately and alter identifying details before any publication. Absolute anonymity cannot be guaranteed if someone already knows the incident. Avoid confidential, legally sensitive or identifying information. Read our Privacy notice or contact hello@theofficepolitics.com.

HOW IT WORKS

Your story. Our satire.

Tell us the actual workplace moment.
We review and remove identifying details.
Selected stories become short narrated, illustrated Office Politics episodes.
We may contact you if you've left an email. Not every story will be used.

WHAT WE WON'T DO

Turn it into a witch-hunt.

We don't name employers, tag colleagues or publish allegations about identifiable people. We're here for the politics, not a public disciplinary hearing.

For serious bullying, harassment or whistleblowing, consider a trusted adviser or Acas rather than putting the details online.