Compulsory formal dinner, networking and socialising with colleagues and senior management

[Leftist]

Can't do it. I'm horrible at office-politics and can't stand the schmoozing/ass-kissing it requires. If I'm judged on merit, including social aspects like leadership, team-play, etc. I'll do well. But I just won't/can't bow down or kiss the ring or spend hours and hours socializing to climb up the corporate ladder. I am in control; not the other way around.

My resting mean-mug face, a holdover from my days in the skreets, doesn't help either.

Which is why it's the entrepreneurial route for me, Ebbe'idinkeesa.

[Kareem99]

lol @ Jasminder parents. Yummy, whoever said you belong to beesha "lol" run beey sheegeen!

[YummyMummy]

lol @ Jasminder parents. Yummy, whoever said you belong to beesha "lol" run beey sheegeen!

I wish that were the case walaal, Jasmine was Blackvelvet's other account, so I was referring to her adding parents as an option.

[Present]

I just wouldn't go-compulsory or not...

[TheblueNwhite]

Used to be an exciting event. Once, I got a promotion for schmoozing senior management and was lucky to win top raffle prizes twice.

If you got ambition and agenda then why not go and network. Seize the opportunity when IT knocks on your door.

[GAMES]

I wouldn't really care much about it.

[Sophisticate]

Networking is vital in many professions. Don't close your mind it. You don't have to acquiesce to upper managements whim or kiss rings. Just be pleasant, authentic and come to add value. Most who kiss up and normally kick others down, are the ones to look out for. That isn't the only way to succeed. Nor should it be considered appropriate professionals under any circumstance.

[Machiavelli2]

Some call it kiss ass but the smart ones call it team work and the buck stops with the boss. We aren't bestowed with networking skills since we consider people foes or friends and view them from the prism of black and white. Who mentioned merit? We don't know either that word as we will only employ our closest kin and that is why back home, we support our tribal brothers in position of power so they may give us an opportunity to loot the public purse with them.

To answer your question, I will attend these kinds of dinners and socialise with senior management to sell myself directly to them. It is called self promotion. hate the game but not the playa.

[BlackVelvet]

lol @ Jasminder parents. Yummy, whoever said you belong to beesha "lol" run beey sheegeen!

I wish that were the case walaal, Jasmine was Blackvelvet's other account, so I was referring to her adding parents as an option.

Saas i dheh bal I was wondering what my parents had to do with it


I still don't get it though



People, they say that women are inherently terrible at selling themselves and even if they were to do it, it has a negative effect. A man get away with nuuging himself but a female can't...

In the grand scheme of things you can still get your achievements out there but subtly...so how do you do it during a networking event? That's as in your face as interaction gets. On the flip slide how do you ensure that building rapport never comes across as being flirtatious? How do you get a senior manager to notice you for your achievements and respect you for your ability while avoiding the PYT label?

All questions which I am sure have been researched, now to find the articles

[zulaika]

Absolutely dreadful, specially with large companies and all those employees, no thanks. I worked at one such place briefly and opted out of these types of functions, good thing it wasn't mandatory, phew