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Nobody likes an ass-kisser. That's the best career advice I can give you.

• 0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
  In my experience, ass-kissing leads to better career outcomes than the opposite. Not many people like being challenged. Life lessons from a too-blunt guy who just wants to work without the politics.
  • taylodl 3y ago
    In my 40 year work experience, ass-kissing is good for the short-term, it fails for the long-term. Ever hear of the Peter Principle? That's what happens to ass-kissers. They're not liked and as such can't lead. Because they can't lead they will get promoted beyond their capability. I've seen this happen so many times over the course of my career I've lost count. The people who tell people what they need to hear? They may not do as well in the short-term, in fact they often don't, but over the long haul they have the most success and make the best leaders. Of course these are just overall trends, there are always exceptions.
• hotpotamus 3y ago
  This is the opposite of my experience. Or at least, bosses love ass-kissers; other employees not so much.
• Kon-Peki 3y ago
  The best career advice I can give anyone is to know what's going to happen before the boss does. It has gotten a lot easier in the last decade or so since most managers think that Agile means "don't have to do any planning" To paraphrase Wayne Gretzky a bit: "An ass-kisser plays where the manager is now; a great employee plays where the manager is going to be."
• kcplate 3y ago
  Except the person who is getting their ass kissed…