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I agree its a necessary but not sufficient condition. I think phrase 'sucking up' seems to have triggered people. I should've said 'building trust and camaraderie' with my superiors, aka being one of the 'bros' in their inner circle .

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I don't think i'm triggered, it's more that it seems like a poor framing of what is essentially just the reality of working with humans. I think we have a lot more control over our thoughts and perceptions than we give it credit for. I'm skeptical you'll be successful when you're seeing it this negatively

I see anything that gets me more money as positive. I see 'sucking up' as a positive.

I believe from your response that you perceived 'sucking up' as negative for some reason. Curious about why you instinctively reacted that way. whats wrong with sucking up?

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