The people who work for you - subordinates.
The people of your rank - peers.
The people on top - managers.
I thought that will be a great blogging topic.
Being popular with the subordinates will create goodwill and make work easier for you, since they essentially lighten your workload.
Being popular with the peers ensure that you have someone with a similar workscope to turn to, and ensure you won't be lunching alone (though you can always choose to lunch with subordinates)
Being popular with the manager makes you get a better chance of being one of them, in a shorter timeframe.
Mr Ghost quoted a certain bootlicker who was popular with the boss but never the peers and subordinates. This certain person is now high up, though the person joined later than both of us.
Being popular with all of them makes you a God-send, a rare species bound for extinction. The chicks will flock to you like magnet, and the aunties will be dying to introduce daughters/nieces/themself to you. And everyone will love to see you go up higher, provided you have the supporting skills to complement your charisma.
As for me, I like to believe that I'm damn popular with the peers and subordinates. Note the term used is "I liked to believe", in case anyone like to dispute this. the next door aunties remember me as the "IPO guy" who tells them which IPO to subscribe. I may not be a favourite among the bosses, but I am committed to getting quality work done, with maximum fun injected for people I work with.
And then there's also Mr Burns, who isn't respected by peers, cursed by subordinates, and only impressed a few bosses who probably thought many Masters = good employee.
Nonetheless, its happy to know that most peers are popular with peers. Which makes this place a good place to be in.
But not the best place to stay in.
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