Comment by benjaminwootton

The idea of working to please an anonymous promotion committee is quite depressing.

Why do this “pick me” dance when it’s completely within your control to get the job you want within a few weeks?

By far the path of least resistance is simply to get a job and the promotion elsewhere.

Or do something entrepreneurial like this guy and completely tie your skills and abilities to the rewards.

As a talented engineer at Google the last thing I would ever consider to improve my lot is spending years playing this game.