Green nosing

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I had this great conversation with a coworker today. She is the biggest brown noser I have ever seen - but she cannot get anywhere in her position. She was in the breakroom crying and she said to me, "hey P, I offered to get them coffee to get into their good graces, and it has turned me into their maid." No kidding. Even the person being kissed up to does not like a brown noser. How do you kiss up to your boss without kissing up to your boss? Work the way they do. I have worked for bosses who need every minute detail. Once I came to them with the minute details at the ready, they gained trust in me and learned that I was a team player. That is the key, work with them - not for them. Once you do this, you will smell the green, not the brown.