I would need to know what you mean by “people-gaming.” Some people are naturally good at making themselves liked. And some people have learned to be good at ma

I would need to know what you mean by “people-gaming.” Some people are naturally good at making themselves liked. And some people have learned to be good at making themselves liked. If it goes beyond that into outright lies and credit stealing then that is different. I would say be careful playing politics and calling people out. It usually does backfire. You calling someone out for talking a good game and being mediocre at their job is unlikely to change anything, but it is likely to cause issues for you. A reality of office life is people get promoted for all sorts of reasons and only one of those is being good at your job. If it is really agregious leave or try and transfer departments.