said by ekster: On a more serious note, it is unfortunate that people like that get the job and then get promoted for the right looks and for knowing the right people, while I've seen some, and know some, people who actually work hard, try to go out of their way to help people, and they get in trouble instead...
I know a government worker who got a warning for going into work early on her own time. Because she didn't sit around and engage in idle gossip or socialize with the others she was eventually terminated years later.
