11-30-2005, 06:34 PM
white_2kgt Wrote:Think of it like this, you and a person equally qualifed for a promotion/better position, the other person goes out to happy hour, attends party's, hangs out around the boss or boss+1 level, then a year down the road a higher position opens up, you both apply. Who do you think gets the job? I'll tell you, it is the person the boss or boss+1 knows the best.
You can build those personal relationships without being under the boss's table with his D in your mouth during every company happy hour, IMO.
I'm not saying never go to them, but to expect to be at all of them, all the time, is a bit much - especially if you are already spending 50-60 hrs/week at work already.