> pedigree and politics beat hard work and skill every time. I can't agree with this as a universal truth. Personally I only got noticed and landed a job at NA

> pedigree and politics beat hard work and skill every time. I can't agree with this as a universal truth. Personally I only got noticed and landed a job at NASA because of hard work and skill. I was hired for my current job based on capability also. Places that are capability based have been great to work at. I don't even have a degree which is very unusual in my particular field. I do agree it is generally true though.