My experience of this validates this point.
I used to think, OK, this is what I have to compete against, no problem.
Experience, Education, accomplishments, military service, non of that matters(hard work and stuff does still work in the military).
What works, is lying and ass kissing.
I’ve seen it, I am living it.
They won’t take insincere ass kissing either. Oh no, it has to be genuine. You have to believe in the ass you are kissing.
I’ve seen the ass kissing switch on a dime when the ass kissee can no longer help the ass kisser. And yet, it worked.
I told my mother a few months ago I was mad at her. She asked why. I told her she lied to me and said if I went to school, worked hard and was honest, doors would open for me.
I’m 48, I have done all those things and now I work for idiots who can’t tie their own shoes!
I still like the guy I see in the mirror every morning, however.
Describes what I have seen too often.
I refuse to kiss anyone’s ass. It sickens me seeing the lying, lazy, and (often liberal) the lame get rewarded for it and the honest, working, responsible type get sucker punched.
I once worked for a guy who might have had a 6th grade education who turned spell check off on purpose, didn’t trust it. The junior super (50 year old with a spoiled brat 5 year old temper - had no real experience) was a professional ass kisser. He got away with all kinds of things as he kissed the 6th grader and the little lord aboves ass to no end.
50 yr old resented me because I didn’t play the game, knew more, was well liked by most producers/directors/staff because I was reliable, wasn’t dependent on anyone, married into a somewhat prominent local family, and treated people like people.
The guy lived to tell people what to do. Take that away and that would negate his whole purpose of being. He loved chasing people around with a form or report. Another thing was that 50 year old had to know every detail of everyone’s life so he could inform little lord above. He probably made stuff up to.
I finally left a few years back. It was about 6 mos later word got to me about how getting even simple things done around there was hard. It wasn’t that tough a job.
50 year old said often enough he was going to stay on to at least 65. I have heard now that he believes he can retire in the next few months. Actually having to work, be accountable, and taking orders is too much.
No hope for me going back as the place is very likely going to be really downsized, possibly done away with if it isn’t privatized as my friends there tell me.