> I can't seem to grasp actually choosing to promote the more likable person over the more competent, unless the competent person was downright unlikable. Just

> I can't seem to grasp actually choosing to promote the more likable person over the more competent, unless the competent person was downright unlikable. Just imagine you are a likable but less competent person... who are you going to promote then? This more-or-less boils down to "A players hire A players, but B players hire C players", except hiring is in practice far more random than that, but promotion isn't.