Most workers aren't asking for miracles. Just let them do their jobs without turning everything into a political chess match.

It’s gotten to the point where I’m quite literally re-evaluating my tolerance towards politicians in organizations in general. Obviously game theory comes into play in a lot of decision-making between entities, but I feel like within a cooperative unit that sort of behavior should be outright obliterated.

Letting politics (politics != policy) fester within what should be a cooperative unit is toxic to overall cohesion and success.