[hopespringseternal]

How does someone barely out of diapers get to be an ace reporter?

By being extremely ambitious, kissing up, and possibly bedding the right higher-ups.

I see it all the time: A dead-level, competent, smart, 45 year old stuck in the trenches.

A 25 year old arrogant jerk too stupid to wipe his (or her) own butt promoted way up the ladder in a hurry.

Some people only have one skill, and ultimately its almost the only skill you need: self-promotion.

[CORedneck]

Sounds like corporate politics. I wonder how brown her nose was ? There was a guy who use to work in the program I am on and what I remembered, he was a 24 year old high school kid. Very immature, etc. I notice that he is moving up the food chain very quickly where he moved to. I am Senior level and so is he. He will probably make Staff long before I will. I don't play politics and don't kiss @$$. I refuse to lose dignity.

By being extremely ambitious, kissing up, and possibly bedding the right higher-ups.

I see it all the time: A dead-level, competent, smart, 45 year old stuck in the trenches.

A 25 year old arrogant jerk too stupid to wipe his (or her) own butt promoted way up the ladder in a hurry.

Some people only have one skill, and ultimately its almost the only skill you need: self-promotion.