It seemed like his future was over. He had been hanging on to his boss's ..... and got a promotion every time his boss was promoted. He knew that it was his boss who recommended him for a promotion every time. He also knew that it was not his performance that earned him the promotion but his relationship to his boss.

It seemed like his future was over. He had been hanging on to his boss's ..... and got a promotion every time his boss was promoted. He knew that it was his boss who recommended him for a promotion every time. He also knew that it was not his performance that earned him the promotion but his relationship to his boss. (*) career (*) image (*) shadow (*) coattails


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