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I’ve worked places where I don’t engage the drama and it always blows up in my face.

I've taken the same strategy, but instead of blowing up in my face trying not to get involved in people's petty BS just ended up with me getting completely socially isolated from my coworkers. That's why my real friends are in my D&D group.

I worked in a restaurant and tried to encourage forming a union. I immediately became the most unpopular person. The vets especially who hold the most sway and had "worked the grind" to get all the best shifts and sections. It sucked.