<p>“Let’s face it - at many (probably most) firms, the most rewards are doled out not to the most productive workers, but rather to the best office politicians.”</p>
<p>Well, that’s certainly true, but you don’t have to be Ivy-trained in order to be a real schmoozer. In the immortal words of Ethel Merman in <em>Annie Get Your Gun,</em> for some folks it’s just a matter of “doin’ what comes naturally.” :D</p>