> Ive [sic] relied on the same formula for office politics for decades: > 1. write all the code While this is personally gratifying, it designates a person as

> Ive [sic] relied on the same formula for office politics for decades: > 1. write all the code While this is personally gratifying, it designates a person as a "single point of failure", often expressed colloquially by management along the lines of "what if <person X> was hit by a bus?" > 2. Noone can fire you Everyone can be fired, no matter what value they provide to the organization, given enough pain experienced by stakeholders. Or politics. > 3. Ignore all the politics and wait for everyone to quit and/or the company to lay everyone off. Nobody is left so now you're the manager ! Go get the next job Me thinks I detect a slathering of sarcasm now. :-)