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by abeger 2593 days ago
> The powers that be typically go out of their way to shield you from this kind of stuff when you're "too valuable on the floor".

Many times, the "glue" person is picking up The Powers That Be's slack, e.g. "Well, this needs to get done and Manager Bob isn't going to do it for reason X, so I'll make sure it gets done".