He shouldn’t get her hopes up. She may be the most qualified, but politics always plays into these choices, and the one who wins will be the one who plays tennis (or goes out drinking) with the decision maker. The ol’ “It’s not WHAT you know, but WHO you know”. Anyway, I hope Marcy DOES get the promotion…assuming she wants it!
He shouldn’t get her hopes up. She may be the most qualified, but politics always plays into these choices, and the one who wins will be the one who plays tennis (or goes out drinking) with the decision maker. The ol’ “It’s not WHAT you know, but WHO you know”. Anyway, I hope Marcy DOES get the promotion…assuming she wants it!