An odd corollary of this is how being kind of bad can cause massive problems that get the attention of high level people and lots of focus. If you can then fix,

An odd corollary of this is how being kind of bad can cause massive problems that get the attention of high level people and lots of focus. If you can then fix, or help fix, the problems and dodge blame, it's really quite positive as you get to know the high level people you'll be able to leverage for promotion and career advancement.