Reply #43: The new manager was smart in one important way [View All]

[undeterred]

Since he joined the company 12 years ago he'd been sucking up to certain people. As for the rest of us, he never really got on anyones bad side, he just ignored us, or so we thought. The truth is, he does most of his work behind your back. If you ask people who have known him for a while what they think of him the one word that comes up over and over is "conniver". You can't really trust him. He really doesn't trust and isn't close to anyone either. He is totally political. He never tells the truth, just half truths and lies all the time. He isn't a typical techie at all, so most techies can't stand him. But he is great at kissing ass, and that's how he got the job. He's been kissing the right asses for years.