Hate to tell you but working smart was always the way to work this gig. Did not really have anything to do with brown nosing or kissing a$$...just work smart and you end up on top.
So many people complained about this job when they had it but now realize that we had it pretty good. Everyone got the bennies...like sunglasses, Kindles and Ipads. Great meetings in fun places and even better award trips and P clubs for those who made it.
Hopefully there are still places out there like this and some will be lucky and end up there.
Peace Out! Tomorrow will be sad even if you were retained.
This board will soon be relegated to the lost civilizations. Sounds a bit like Divergent.