Why the Incompetent Keep Climbing While You Stall Every office has one - the useless one who keeps getting promoted while you're stuck doing the real work. This book explains why that happens - and how to make sure you're not left behind. In Outsmart the Useless Before They Get Promoted, Kassid dismantles the myth of meritocracy and exposes the real mechanics of career growth: politics, perception, and power. Forget the fairy tale that "hard work speaks for itself." In today's workplace, it whispers. Influence shouts louder. Through sharp humor, psychology, and hard truths, this book reveals: Why mediocrity thrives in the corporate world. How to navigate toxic leaders, office cults, and fake company "families." When authenticity becomes a trap - and why strategic invisibility can save your sanity. How to build alliances that actually lead to promotions, instead of burnout. Why some employees rise for being likable, not capable - and how to turn that to your advantage. This is not a self-help fantasy about "manifesting success." It's a survival guide for ambitious realists. It's for the professionals who give their best, play fair, and still get overlooked - and who are finally ready to understand why. Part philosophy, part career strategy, and part satire, Outsmart the Useless Before They Get Promoted shows you: How corporate hierarchies mimic religion and politics more than logic. Why "we're a family" is often code for "you'll give more than you'll get." The subtle art of praise as persuasion - how to read egos and play the influence game without selling your soul. The truth about corporate spirituality, fake purpose, and the myth of authenticity at work. If you've ever watched less capable people get promoted, this book will feel like justice on paper. In a world where incompetence gets rewarded and loyalty gets exploited, this book gives you a weapon more powerful than talent - strategy. Because you don't win by working harder. You win by working smarter than the useless.