[EvertonDiehard]

Most of us have been brought up to believe that working hard and displaying competence at the workplace should be rewarded. However, many who excel at work not only get ignored, but marginalised.

In the world of office politics, there is a clear and present danger about being too competent in what we do. Those who shoulder their duties with customary aplomb, risk showing their bosses that they are not only talented, but evidently too talented for their own good.

If such employees display any more brilliance, their supervisors might fear being replaced by the very subordinates whose work appraisals they graded favourably. Many rising stars in a company receive a rude shock at their next performance review; instead of the expected glowing appraisal, their bosses criticise their decision-making and marginalise their contributions.

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Cannot miss. Sure hit one.