I never quiet understood why politics are telling business how to do their job. For one, it is the business that keeps politics alive. Unfortunately there is no "vice-versa" here.
Whether it are the global economic crises, the local government or other government related non-profit organizations in our neighbourhood it all boils down to the same. They are all restrictive and seem to have the only goal to frustrate business.
Maybe it is powerplay of the "dumb" to show the enlightened ones that they have the power to do whatever they like, whenever they like.
Lately I have encountered this one too many times.
"Politics AND business" is a bad combination but "Politics INSIDE a Business" is devastating. It is counter productive and pretty much puts a stop to it all. Managers who base their decisions on personal gain instead of commercial fact. I hate it. In fact I dislike that so much I believe all employees that are turning into politicians should be fired!
Just this week I encountered such behavior. It had nothing to do with business, and all with a personal ego and the total absence of communication skills.
It killed what could have been great before it even got started.
Welcome to the political world of business where nothing will ever be what you thought they would be.