How workplace culture leads to job stress?

Adjusting to the workplace culture, whether in a new company or not, can be intensely stressful. Making  oneself  adapt  to  the  various  aspects  of  workplace  culture  such  as communication patterns, hierarchy, dress code if any, workspace and most importantly working and behavioral patterns of the boss as well as the co-workers, can be a lesson of life. Maladjustment to workplace cultures may lead to subtle conflicts with colleagues or even with superiors. In many cases office politics or gossips can be major stress inducers.