When deciding which professionals deserve to receive a promotion, many factors such as work ethic, intelligence, quality of work and people-management skills are integral elements for managers to consider.
However, according to a new study by office outfitting company Furniture At Work, 43% of the UK workforce believes that becoming ‘buddies’ with management helps in gaining a promotion.
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