The happy hours, the BBQs, the birthday parties, this is where employees find out what’s coming down the pipeline. These are opportunities to shine outside the workplace, opportunities for you to learn more about the decision-makers and for them to observe you away from work. There’s a lot to learn about Bob, and you won’t always get the opportunity to fraternize at work; in order to find out, you have to get out of your cube and be seen at the places where Bob is doling out his intimate information, like the fact that he has five kids or what his favorite cake flavor is. If women of color
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