I agree to an extent. It's definitely beneficial to get a paper trail when you can. However, bosses know about the radioactive nature of email and actively avoi

I agree to an extent. It's definitely beneficial to get a paper trail when you can. However, bosses know about the radioactive nature of email and actively avoid creating a trail for anything they're not willing to get on paper. It's also useful to know how to write an email that will get a task done and move things along. However, I have to disagree 1000% on it not mattering if someone "likes" you. It matters a great deal. Of course, being an obvious brownnoser is contemptible. But being well-liked is the most important task of any and every employee. When push comes to shove, it's going to be easier for them to overlook your professional inadequacies than it will be to overlook their personal affectations.