[tenpoundhammer]

In 2019 I was an SE2 the thing that turned it around was reading this one book https://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Corner-Office-Strategies-Bus... . Based on the title of the book it's easy to misconstrue as a guide to using underhanded tactics to get ahead but it's not. It gives you the tools and strategies to understand how people actually get ahead working in corporations today.

[giantg2]

Use buzzwords and claim results as your own (because you managed the people making the changes). Also "network", aka setup social status to use backroom deals to have your friends promote you.

It's all about how you can spin things to improve the optics and your reputation.