Posts Tagged suck up

I was in a meeting, along with a number of my coworkers (including the Comedian), with my boss’ boss, Fearless Leader, the VP of Finance for my division.  After his assurance that we, as a company, were on the right track, he went around the room, asking what projects we were working on.  When it was my turn, a gave a rundown of the activities of a team that I’d been selected for, and almost immediately regretted my decision.

As the words were leaving my mouth…

As the words were leaving my mouth, I could imagine what would be waiting for me after the meeting.  I could already see the Comedian making smooching sounds and telling me to wipe the shit off my nose.  He was kind, though, and basically said that you have to kiss ass in times like these.

Now, wait a minute…

WHOA! Kiss ass?  Me?  It goes against everything that I stand for.  All I did was state that I’d been picked for the team, and that we were trying to formulate a cross-division policy on the topic.  That we’d made some strides, and were soliciting the opinions of some additional subject-matter experts.

And you’ll know him by his flailing legs…

Now, I know a kiss-ass when I see one.  In fact, I’ve written about the Office Snitch, ass-kisser bar none.  You can always tell where he is;  just look for my boss.  He’s attached to the pair of legs that stick out of my boss’ rear end.  You can’t see the rest of him, he’s so far up there.  He must have read this book:

So, don’t be an ass-kisser.  It will just alienate you from the rest of your colleagues.  Let your accomplishments speak for themselves.  Ass-kissing is a short-term strategy at best.

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