[quote]miroku333 wrote:
play the game.
what I like to refer to as social engineering.
find out what your boss is into, learn a few things about that so you have something besides work to discuss. ask about the company’s goals and what employees in your position can do to help the company realize those goals. if you can get this motherfucker to respect you, even a little, when review time comes around you’ll be considered the top-performer (even if you aren’t). and when the powers-that-be start looking for someone to move into a higher position and they pull the appraisals for review - bingo - you get out, make more money and if you feel like putting in the effort, you can probably “engineer” yourself into a position directly above your old boss and proceed to make his life a living hell.
Excellent advice. The way to get ahead in this world!!