At my old company the key to advancing was: suck at you job, make big failing projects addressing the wrong issues and lead to bigger longer projects addressing

At my old company the key to advancing was: suck at you job, make big failing projects addressing the wrong issues and lead to bigger longer projects addressing the same issue until you get an entire department assigned to you adressig that issue. Also piss off the people in other departments work against the best intention of the company get in fights with department heads and experts and steal the work and ideas of others. Not surprisingly a lot of talent fled that company, me included.