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id=\u0022comment-24001\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24001#comment-24001\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24001#comment-24001\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EFailed Escalation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EAnonymous (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Sunday, 23 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOkay, Chase, you taught us how to prevent failed escalation and what to do when one occurs..\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut i have a question... How do you respond with a Failed Making Out \/ Failed Kissing on lets say a park bench ??\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI`ve tried the \u0022Okay we can be friends\u0022 technique and it works good as the girls are getting stunned and confused when i say that ( subconsciously telling me, they want to kiss me )...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut what else, or what next, how to proceed ??\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nShould you set up the 2nd date from that point or what ??\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne girl even stated, and i quote: \u0022I just don`t feel it\u0022 ...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI really am curios what kind of a technique do you have when a girl isn`t giving you the first kiss on the first date...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe full process went as followed:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFirst date: We went to a cafe, had an amazing chat and time there, we paid for our drinks, we continued 5mins walking and we sat down onto a bench..\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere we sat, after 5 or so mins of chatting and relaxing i am making a move for the kiss only to be denied...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat do you do in this type of a scenario ?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat do you say, act, what process do you pick here ?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24001\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24617\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24617#comment-24617\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24617#comment-24617\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EKissing in Public\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24001#comment-24001\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnon-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUsually, you\u0027ve just got to chalk it up as a loss. Kissing a girl, then not giving her sex immediately afterwards, leads to an emotion \u0022crash\u0022 exactly like what we talked about when cresting emotions too early here: \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022\/content\/emotional-cresting-what-it-and-how-use-it\u0022\u003EEmotional Cresting: What It Is and How to Use It\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you absolutely MUST kiss girls in public, or before you\u0027re ready to sleep with them, use the methods here: \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022\/content\/how-kiss-girls-public-and-have-it-go-great\u0022\u003EHow to Kiss Girls in Public and Have It Go Great\u003C\/a\u003E\u0022... although, be advised, that\u0027s rather advanced, and you\u0027re usually better off just saving kissing for immediately prior to sex until you\u0027re more experienced.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKissing too early can shoot your feet off with girls, so be very careful with it. Good stuff if done right, but most guys don\u0027t do it right...!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24617\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24002\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24002#comment-24002\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Troy\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Troy\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Troy\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Troy\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24002#comment-24002\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003Ewittiness\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003ETroy (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Sunday, 23 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChase -\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E             Regarding your article \u0022how to use situationally relevant openers with women\u0022, I now understand a lott better why persons got annoyed at me. I agree,  that yes it is a value problem I have that make peope want to spend less time with me. 1 thing I just learned from this article eben though I am new to this whole thing was the part about \u0022  don\u0027t judge and don\u0027t be sour grapes\u0022. This is a tool tonavoid makingnenemies as well. I\u0027m sure I couldbapply this tidbit of thebarticle to my life right now. What I would normally do that you said was bad was to tell people I don\u0027t like yhem after they ignored\/offended me. I\u0027ll try to cut that out in my future interactions. Also on using situational openers I guess I used too many of those the wrong way, that is boring and unclever as you stated. That could be why I sounded stupid. I will have to implement this article more in my daily activities. This can also help improve my wittiness.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EQuestion:  I have always had trouble recognizing when someone\/ group of people were laughing with me or at me when I made a joke. How do I tell when people are indirectly laughing at me doing\/ sayiny something stupid or if they are genuingly laughing at my joke? \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt would be great if an article was up on here comprehensively on how to be witty ( no... not funny. We are straight men only who love girls: )\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETroy\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24002\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24618\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24618#comment-24618\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24618#comment-24618\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ELaughing at You or Laughing at Your Jokes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24002#comment-24002\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETroy-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGreat that the SitRel article gave you so many epiphanies about where you\u0027re coming up short with opening and general dialogue. Yes, being boring and being a downer are two of the most heinous crimes you can commit in interactions with people... they will make others want to avoid you like a piece of rotting meat. Not fun.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs for telling if people are laughing at a joke you\u0027ve made (laughing with you) or are laughing at your expense (laughing at you)... that\u0027s a good question. Probably the best way is looking at their subcommunication - are they looking at each other as they laugh, and not much at you, except to steal glances with incredulous looks on their faces, and then back to each other? If so, they\u0027re probably laughing at you. Or are they asking you leading \/ patronizing \/ condescending \/ absurd questions, like what you\u0027d ask a child telling you something silly or mundane? \u0022So then what\u0027d you do - did you open up a can of whoop ass on him?\u0022 Otherwise, if they\u0027re laughing and mostly looking at you and not too much at each other, and then adding their own jokes that are not about you or being absurdist or condescending about you or the situation, they\u0027re usually laughing at the joke, and not at your expense.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn article on humor is upcoming - when I do one, it\u0027ll cover the gamut, and isn\u0027t going to be focused on being clownish, don\u0027t worry. I have no interest in that, and I don\u0027t think anyone else reading GC does either ;)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24618\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24006\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24006#comment-24006\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Oskar\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Oskar\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Oskar\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Oskar\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24006#comment-24006\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ESpecial Cases\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EOskar (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Sunday, 23 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHello Chase,\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0027m curious as to what you think one should do if a ladder-climber, after you cut him off from the most important details about shared projects, tries to clear the air with you and addresses your strangling of his reputation? If you abstain from letting him in after this he then has a justifiable complaint about your behavior, while if you do let him in, chances are he was just pretending to be reformed and you lose your upper-hand. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, how would you deal with this type of passive-aggression in a situation where you can\u0027t cut the ladder-climber off from the important information, for example, if all information is necessarily shared between all parties? Should you just bank on doing a superior job than him so he might look bad in comparison? Yet this is fighting uphill and the problem would still remain that if he is doing a sufficient enough job, and if he is still maintaining most of the spotlight (which by nature he spends more time and effort on than a truly productive individual), he will still come across as sufficiently able and more or less in the know to all but the most attentive, socially calibrated bosses. If this is the case, then the skilled ladder climber would be more likely to succeed in this scenario than a truly productive socially calibrated person. There are obvious other benefits for being socially calibrated, but in some status establishing affairs, the master value converter (ladder climber) apparently has advantage over the master value-producer\/giver. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E-Oskar\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24006\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24619\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24619#comment-24619\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24619#comment-24619\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ERe: Special Cases\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24006#comment-24006\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOskar-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf he comes back contrite, and he really does seem to \u0022get it\u0022 (and is not just saying \u0022I\u0027m sorry for whatever I did - can I have my old status back please?\u0022), you can start giving him a little more information, and see what he does with it. Gradually ramp him up, and the instant he swaps back to his old ways, clamp back down on him again. If he doesn\u0027t seem to get it, just tell him sorry - if he wants to be a team player, you\u0027re happy to be as well, but until then, if he\u0027s going to structure his career on parasitizing your work, he\u0027ll have to find someone else to feed off of.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf everyone\u0027s deliverables are going to a central place and there\u0027s no way to differentiate them aside from what individual people say, I\u0027d suggest a few things: the first would be talking to other members of the team, if there are more than you and him, and finding out if they share your sentiment and will agree to talk to the boss with you together. The next would be to arrange a meeting with the boss, and say boss, I hate having to come to you and talk about this, but we\u0027ve got a big problem: John\u0027s a great guy, and I don\u0027t think he\u0027s doing this consciously, but he\u0027s been sucking up the credit for the work that I and the other team members have been doing, and we\u0027re afraid it\u0027s making us look like slackers when we\u0027re all pretty sure we\u0027re actually doing a lot more work than he is. Can we report to you in private about what each of us is contributing?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMeeting in private can be a great way to convey what you\u0027re actually doing to the boss, won\u0027t take much of his time (he can meet with each of you for 10 minutes once per week), and will get you face time to clear up misconceptions and fight back against the spotlight stealer. Since he has no control over what you tell the boss in private, there\u0027s not much he can do against this, and if you and the other team members make it sufficiently clear what you\u0027re doing in private, and he keeps taking credit for others\u0027 work publicly, he\u0027ll start making himself look both clueless and conniving.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24619\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24015\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24015#comment-24015\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022VC\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022VC\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022VC\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022VC\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24015#comment-24015\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003Ereally valuable advice man\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EVC (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Sunday, 23 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ethanks a lot Chase. this advice was really valuable. I study in college but I had always been a rather of these things. but I tried your advice and it worked well. now the guy can\u0027t even make eye contact with me without getting red.. turns out he was just jealous of the female attention and social status.. You always give a good advice in life man you have reduced my learning curves rapidly which allows me to work on more importwnt things ;)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24015\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24016\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24016#comment-24016\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24016#comment-24016\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EChase,\nhow can I look more\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EAnonymous (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Sunday, 23 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChase,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhow can I look more dominant and aggressive?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\npeople tend to think I am not dominant cause I wear glasses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhow can I look  badass?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24016\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24620\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24620#comment-24620\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 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rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ELooking Dominant\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24016#comment-24016\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field 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Get It\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24620\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24018\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24018#comment-24018\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 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property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003ETORNADO (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Sunday, 23 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOMG! This is almost like reliving my 3+ years in my previous office. Been through all what you mentioned - bending down to passive aggression, actually countering passive aggression then feeling bad for the person and letting him come up again, successfully countering passive aggression etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI just had a few points to add. I don\u0027t know how much will you agree to it. But passive-aggression is something which can further be subdivided into two areas. I\u0027ll explain with an example:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESituation 1 (High Class) - This is if you are in a company\/college which is highly branded and where high level people come. I am studying in one now. Recently a guy (who is a show boat - infact mostly everyone hates him and they all like me) tried this on me. He used to pass comments on me in public everyday, counter my arguments purposely in lectures etc. I am usually a very patient guy, but once he crossed all limits when he embarrassed me and my friend (a girl) with his stupid comments.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESolution - What I did was took him to the side and really scared him by negative aggression approach. I said \u0022Look, I know you don\u0027t like me. I have no idea what is it that I have done to piss you off. But you gotta knock it off. See, what\u0027s gonna happen is that its gonna affect my grades. Thus I\u0027ll give up altogether and would be someone with Nothing to lose. Then my only mission would be to lower your grades and get you to the same level as mine. You don\u0027t want that\u0022 ----\u0026gt; and BOOM not once since that day has he dared to pass any comments. We say hi to each other (he apologized after some weeks).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESituation 2 - Low class area. The above strategy doesn\u0027t usually work here because people rarely give a shit about their own brand and all they come is to have fun at the expense of others. If you do the above here you are doomed as it only gives them more incentive as you pointed out in your article. In this case, again in my experience I used to use my Intellect and calmly try to point them out. If its an individual, probably try take him out for a drink or something. Its a lot harder here, so I\u0027ll leave it upto you to comment on What can one do if they are in such a place where people don\u0027t give a shit about being called out (Like hostels, dorms etc.)?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESecondly, one other thing that caught my eye is the conversation with the Girl where I have a slight doubt.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou told me in my previous comment that one should never give in to supplication and I am absolutely in awe with your \u0022Devil May Care\u0022 article and actually urge other people to read it. When a girl follows up a passive aggressive comment with a \u0022Its fine, Nothing wrong\u0022, isn\u0027t it usually a BAIT for the guy to succumb? I have often seen guys who actually say \u0022Cool, later then\u0022 have way more success than guys who actually try to resolve the problem by prodding (In another article you suggested never to Prod on a topic, if its stale, leave it and move on). Slight confusion on this one.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELastly, Nothing related to this topic - Just a personal question. I have spring break and there is this girl who is calling me to live with her and her roommates in Jersey. We are strictly platonic (She\u0027s attractive and has tons of guys behind her but I don\u0027t find her attractive for some reason) but I am more interested in meeting more girls (i.e. her two roommates). Was wondering if there was any advice on a Group deep dive? Is is possible to deep dive women in a group (like 3 women at one time)? \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks man! Keep up the amazing work!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24018\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24622\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24622#comment-24622\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24622#comment-24622\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EPeople with Nothing to Lose; Prodding GIrls; Deep Diving\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24018#comment-24018\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETornado-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbsolutely; threatening a guy\u0027s status when he\u0027s invested in it and fears losing it will very often scare him straight. However, if he\u0027s VERY experienced at passive-aggressive games, he will tell you he doesn\u0027t know what you\u0027re talking about, and threaten you back by throwing around names or the like; that\u0027s pretty rare though, since most passive-aggressive individuals are cowards who shrink back from being exposed.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith guys who have nothing to lose, it\u0027s better to either make an example of one of them (if you can), or cut them out of the loop, like I talked about in the article, if you can. Making an example of the guy, in, say, the classroom example, would be if the guy starts sniping at you and you say, \u0022Wait, hold up a second, we need to address this. Why was my comment wrong? I need detail from you, because I don\u0027t get what you\u0027re saying, and I think it\u0027s probably wrong.\u0022 Challenge him back hard and openly, and just humiliate him publicly. Do it a couple of times, and he\u0027ll usually knock it off, just because he\u0027s tired of getting schooled, losing, and taking the hit that comes from losing. Even when you\u0027ve got nothing to lose, you still don\u0027t like getting your ass kicked, and will tend to avoid messing with people who have demonstrated the ability to deliver said ass-kicking.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn prodding girls, depends on the relationship. If you\u0027re in a short-term relationship or less, yes; if she says, \u0022Nothing; it\u0027s fine,\u0022 you\u0027re best off saying, \u0022Great! I\u0027m going to go watch a movie then,\u0022 and leaving. If you\u0027re in a longer-term relationship where she\u0027s just going to stew and pout and fester, it\u0027s better to pull it out of her and avoid allowing her to build up negative emotions towards you.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd you can\u0027t really deep dive groups, simply because people don\u0027t think as \u0022groups\u0022, they think as individuals. Just as if you and two of your buddies were sitting there, and I tried to deep dive you about your dreams and motivations, at no time would you really just open up to me and have a heart-to-heart with me because in front of your buddies that\u0027s just weird, same deal with girls. If you want to deep dive, get her one-on-one. If she\u0027s in a group, keep it light and entertaining, and refrain from deep diving until the others are occupied and it\u0027s just you and her wrapped up in your own conversational bubble.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24622\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24022#comment-24022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24022#comment-24022\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EThanks for writing on this topic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EAnonymous (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Sunday, 23 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThanks Chase,\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis really hits home for me. I joined a corporate job and never had to deal with passive aggressive behavior. I just saw it as bullying and treated it the same way I did as a kid.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhich was ignoring it. The \u0022kid bully\u0022 was just a hurt kid who wasn\u0027t understood by anyone. Once they saw I wasn\u0027t going to fight them...they eventually became my friend. And he treated me with respect. And if anyone messed with me he would be the first to defend me. He was a normal kid who just had a messed up family.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe rest of my school life, everyone respected and\/or admired me. The details aren\u0027t important, but simply I was never bullied. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating at the top of my class and getting my master\u0027s I went on to start my career.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFast forward to my corporate job and all this passive aggressive behavior came out. I treated it like the bullying behavior I had in the past. Ignored it. Hoping the quality of my work and my friendly behavior would win them over. But it didn\u0027t. It just got worst. I didn\u0027t realize it wasn\u0027t that they hated me, but many saw me as a threat. Despite my hard, quality work the people who saw me as a threat just talked behind my back to my peers, my boss and even my boss\u0027s boss making sure to ruin my reputation. Soon I became that guy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was put on projects that were doomed from the get go. And when they went bad I was blamed. When other people screwed up, they would find a way to put the blame on me.  Essentially, I was so far behind I wasn\u0027t going to catch up.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, I left. I think it was for the best. 90% of the people were ladder-climbing people who just cared about their reputation and ruining others.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI ended up in another career, where those people made up about 10%. Still, instead of defending myself...I just put up with it. Left for other reasons.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENow that I work for myself I come across that behavior in about 5% of people. I still find myself putting up with such behavior. I think the time I spent in my first job just destroyed my ego. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere was some study that found saying bullying didn\u0027t thicken the skin, but thins it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe one time someone tried to bully me in high school ended with me grabbing his arm and telling him to piss off. He tried to intimate me while I had his arm in my grip, but I didn\u0027t waiver. He never bullied me again.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, I find myself getting passive aggressive communications and just putting up with it. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know the only way to regain what I lost from my career years is to stand up for myself. The right way.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks again for writing the article. When someone is passive aggressive against you, you feel all alone. Like you are dumb and thus deserve to be bullied. Your article really calls it for what it is. Weak people trying to belittle good people.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24022\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24036\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24036#comment-24036\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/black-mystery\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/picture-4858_0.jpg\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Black Mystery\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Black Mystery\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/picture-4858_0.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Black Mystery\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Black Mystery\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24036#comment-24036\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EConnecting Back\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/black-mystery\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/black-mystery\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EBlack Mystery\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Monday, 24 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHey Bro,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  How\u0027s you doing dude? Just wanted to say you \u0022thanks\u0022 first for your last time advice. You are like big bro to me. 2nd reason behind commenting here is to know \u0022what\u0027s the best thing to do?\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n Remember my last comment? (In case you don\u0027t here it\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/content\/was-1950s-housewife-historical-aberration\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/content\/was-1950s-housewife-historical-aberration\u003C\/a\u003E). You advised me to cut the losses, move on and meet other girls. I did. However, after three months of ignoring her when I was walking down the stairs outside the station I saw her gazing and smiling at me as if nothing was happen and whatever she said she didn\u0027t really mean. I saw her for fraction of sec. As always she saw me before. I  could have just stopped, turn around and talk to her but hey I thought she just doesn\u0027t deserve it. I didn\u0027t even smiled at her when I noticed her smiling and gazing at me I just ignore her as if I don\u0027t know her.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n Point here is :\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1) I seriously don\u0027t know whatever I did was well or I was suppose to talk to her.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2) I\u0027m absolute certain I\u0027ll see her accidentally again and she\u0027d gazing at me. (It has happen dozen times before). But what should I do then? You still advice to ignore her. (She won\u0027t come to me and talk\/send me message. I know that.) or I should talk to her the moment I saw gazing at me. And if I should how can I make the approach look like \u0022It\u0027s you who\u0027s chasing me\u0022.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThanks in advance.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24036\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24623\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24623#comment-24623\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24623#comment-24623\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ERe: Connecting Back\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24036#comment-24036\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBM-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy advice is still the same. If you must respond to her, give her a very minimal, stern smile, and a slight head nod. Then back to your day.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGo out, meet more women, go on dates, sleep with girls, get girlfriends. If after you\u0027ve slept with 10 new girls and had 2 other girlfriends, you still want to chase after this girl, you can do so then, and you will have a better grasp of the skills you need to do so, and will also have a lot less of a scarcity mindset around her. But I\u0027d bet that after sleeping with 10 new girls and taking 2 other girlfriends, you won\u0027t lose a wink of sleep over this one.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24623\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24038\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24038#comment-24038\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Sam2\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Sam2\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Sam2\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Sam2\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24038#comment-24038\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EHouse of Cards\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003ESam2 (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Monday, 24 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChase,\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrancis Underwood, the character played by Kevin Spacey in the television series House of Cards, is the epitome of a master ladder-climbing person who uses sneaky, guerrilla-fighting tactics to get his way.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24038\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24120\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24120#comment-24120\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24120#comment-24120\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003Ecorporate environment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EAnonymous (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Thursday, 27 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELove the office tips and hope you keep them coming! What is your experience with corporate type jobs and how much of an overlap is there between seduction and work success? For example, in an interview, what are you mostly being judged on? Is it a subconscious attraction like how a female decides very early on whether she\u0027s attracted to you? Are candidates primarily judged on confidence and potential vs. someone who\u0027s highly qualified and the rest is history?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks so much.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24120\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24624\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24624#comment-24624\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24624#comment-24624\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ERe: corporate environment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24120#comment-24120\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnon-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI spent four years in the corporate world, on numerous projects with private companies and government agencies. I\u0027ve also had a fair amount of experience since hiring in a corporate office-like setup. There\u0027s a fair amount of overlap, but of course plenty of differences, too. The nuance of social dynamics though translates right across.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a traditional interview setup, you know when you\u0027re bringing someone in already if you like him based off the r\u00e9sum\u00e9, or if you\u0027re just bringing him in because you need a few candidates \/ don\u0027t want to be \u003Cem\u003Etoo\u003C\/em\u003E limited if it turns out the guy you like most ends up being a dud. The interview itself is for confirming or denying your feelings on reading the r\u00e9sum\u00e9: is this guy as awesome as he sounds? Or do you get him in and the feeling is just \u0022ugh\u0022? Is he able to speak intelligently to the points on his r\u00e9sum\u00e9? Does he end up sounding vague, or uncertain, or all wrong? Or do you bring him in and end up being pleasantly surprised - you thought he was just okay from the r\u00e9sum\u00e9, but now in person he\u0027s actually pretty solid?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMuch of that is your demeanor in the interview. It\u0027s also in how you answer the questions. If you can answer questions intelligently, detailed, confidently, and in a charming way, the interviewer will tend to be impressed. If you can make your answers relate to the company you\u0027re interviewing to, while also building intrigue and excitement around your answers, the interviewer will be blown away and will view you as a very capable person who knows his stuff inside and out. e.g., telling an interviewer, \u0022I worked in marketing, and did this and this and that,\u0022 in a confident way is good; telling an interviewer, \u0022I worked in marketing, and did this, which is similar to your X campaign, except different in that it did Y; I also implemented several Z for us - I noticed that you are doing this too, in ABC, and I think that\u0027s really exciting because this is an area where I have a lot of ideas and can probably apply a lot of the lessons I took from my Z campaigns at XYZ company and apply them to ABC\u0027s campaigns,\u0022 will get you the job 10 times out of 10 if everything else checks out too.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA friend of mine who\u0027s ace at interviews and goes for high-ish level positions tends to show up with a list of suggestions for how the company can improve its processes right out of the bat, based on a lot of research he\u0027s done into the company, and he almost always gets the job he\u0027s after. As always, it\u0027s about striking the right tone of being respectful of existing processes while also having lots of new and creative ideas; you don\u0027t know who you\u0027re talking to and how invested he may or may not be in what the company\u0027s currently doing, so you don\u0027t want to step on his toes and tell him some process the company is currently using is crap and yours is better, since for all you know he invented it and may be defensive about it; but, if you have good ideas, and can convey a few of them by baiting the interviewer into asking you more and more, you can be quite impressive.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24624\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24157\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24157#comment-24157\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Riz\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Riz\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Riz\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Riz\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24157#comment-24157\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ELife of the Seducer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003ERiz (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 28 February 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHi Chase,\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0027ve been thinking a bit recently about the mentality and thinking process of the seducer and the life that comes with it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you think about it when you have been enlightened to the way dating and the mind of a women really works its inevitable that you will change your ideas of how things in these arenas should be done.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELook at the classic \u0027dating process\u0027 of your average man - meets a girl, connects with her, falls for her, marry\u0027s her, lives with her for as long as things go well and thats it.  He believes he has been lucky enough to fall in love with \u0027the one\u0027, his girl, by divine right.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOf course, in reality we know that there are millions of girls out there who that man could have ended up with and perhaps loved even more.  I don\u0027t believe in the concept of \u0027the one\u0027 - there are so many people that you could love, so many people who you wont even meet, who would perhaps be as perfect for you as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis leads me to my question(s)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1) Do successful seducers who see beyond classic dating \u0027settle down\u0027 ? - Thinking about it, why would they - They know that whichever girl they are with right now, there is probably out there somewhere, a girl who is even sexier, more intelligent, more fun, successful etc etc - They know they will never find Ms.Perfect - So why \u0027settle\u0027 - Whats the point?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESurely on of the big reasons most guys settle is because they fall in love with a girl and can\u0027t help but cling onto her in false belief that they will never find another girl like her, they have to marry her now to solidify heir destined relationship and if things ever go wrong and they divorce then that\u0027s it, life over.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2) What are your thoughts specifically on \u0027settling down\u0027 - I don\u0027t know why exactly but even uttering those words \u0027settle down\u0027 sounds to me like giving up almost.  To me it just sounds so defeatist.  Why would anybody want to settle down lol, its crazy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd I am not a young man either, I have though this for quite a while.  Seems hardly anybody else really relates though.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s like for most, settling down is the ultimate goal to achieve in life.  Everyone always talks about it in group \u0027ah so are you settled yet?\u0027 - And i\u0027m like \u0027uhh no...., should I?\u0027\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0027Ohh I really just need to settle down now\u0027 - Hahah?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI do find it frustrating.  Your thoughts Chase?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24157\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24625\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24625#comment-24625\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24625#comment-24625\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ERe: Life of the Seducer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24157#comment-24157\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERiz-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know you commented already on it, because I saw your comment when skimming, but for anyone else reading comments, I answered part of Riz\u0027s comment in article form here: \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022\/content\/satisficing-and-seduction-or-why-you-probably-wont-be-bachelor-forever\u0022\u003ESatisficing and Seduction; or, Why You Probably Won\u0027t be a Bachelor Forever\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor parts I didn\u0027t touch on (since I went on more of an overall treatment of the question, and more generalized; i.e., not as specific to your comment here, Riz) -\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe term \u0022settle down\u0022 has loads of culture baggage, so it sort of depends how you use it. If we throw that term out (which I despise as well), and instead say \u0022pick one girl to stay with for some undefined but longer-term period of time\u0022, I\u0027d say almost everyone does this at various times in his life, even if his overall lifestyle trend is to more or less be a bachelor and not \u003Cem\u003Epermanently\u003C\/em\u003E stay settled with one woman. If you narrow the definition to include \u0022does not seek out other women \/ is completely monogamous\u0022, that leaves out a good chunk of men who \u0022settle down\u0022 but still sleep with other women on the side or have mistresses; if \u0022settled down\u0022 means 100% monogamous, there are plenty of men out there who will pick one woman and stay with her for a long term or forever, but who are not \u0022settled down\u0022 because they run an open relationship, are cheating, or have an understanding with their woman that they will sleep with other women but devote their resources \/ child-rearing to her and the offspring they have with her. You see this a lot with celebrities, athletes, politicians, and other monied men.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou also do occasionally see the perpetual bachelor - the guy who\u0027s 50+ and has never had a relationship longer than 6 months and doesn\u0027t really want to. That\u0027s pretty rare, but those guys are out there. Some of them are guys who have an abundance of choice with women, but most of them are just guys who have an aversion of one sort or another to close relationships; sometimes it\u0027s some sort of avoidant attachment style, or other times it\u0027s an obsession with their work, some project, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy thoughts personally on \u0022settling down\u0022 as traditionally defined (pick some girl and spend the rest of your life with her) is that it\u0027s unrealistic for me, and something that would be trapping and constraining. I have no problem with taking time off to produce a few children for a few years, but even when I have an out-and-out amazing girl, I\u0027ve always had the itch to be with other women, and prefer to keep that itched scratched rather than not. I don\u0027t want to predict the future, since I\u0027ve seen far too many men take strong positions on something only to flip a few years later, so who knows, and maybe I will mellow out with age. I see danger in letting that happen though, since testosterone levels fall off steeply once men quit looking for new mates, and with that goes productivity and creativity - they shift from risky, bold, creative adventurers and explorers into stolid, stable family men investing in and protecting what they\u0027ve got.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause my \u003Ca href=\u0022\/content\/purpose-life-practical-point-view\u0022\u003Eview of the world\u003C\/a\u003E is that everything on this planet is insignificant in the grand scheme of the universe (if there are other living creatures in the universe, and the odds would appear to be seriously stacked in favor of this being the case, it\u0027s almost certain that many of them are so far ahead of us technologically that the most impressive humans who\u0027ve ever lived are about as important to them like the guy who first discovered how to make boat oars is to us), I\u0027d view settling for any worldly purpose as pretty short-sighted and insignificant, myself, but who knows - maybe if I suffer a large enough setback at some point, maybe I retreat into a shell and try to emotionally rationalize clinging to the same things that most others cling to for reassurance of my own significance too.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnyway, that\u0027s my personal opinion at the moment - there is something a little tempting and a little nice about the idea of settling down, but on the other side, it feels like the temptation of pleasure that a hard drug like cocaine or heroin offers - an escape from the reality of the world, and an immersion in something that feels good and tricks the brain into thinking it\u0027s lived a live of worth. Which is not to dismiss the contributions of those who choose to settle down (96% or 97% of people, maybe?) - the world stops going round without them. But for me, and the things I\u0027d like to do with myself, it feels distinctly like, as you said, \u0022giving up.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMaybe some day if I ever give up I\u0027ll feel differently, though.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24625\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24305\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24305#comment-24305\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Mc\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Mc\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Mc\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Mc\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24305#comment-24305\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EOlder\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EMc (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Monday, 3 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChase,\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0027ve read your articles on dating younger women, but just wondered if you could elaborate on a few things for me.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom what I read it seems that once your older, in order to get younger girls you have to be successful or your just another ordinary older man.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase, I\u0027m never going to have a lot if money, it\u0027s just not what gets me up in the morning and is not something I stride to achieve.  Is there any hope or a guy who may not ever be a rich older man?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUp until like 35 pulling young chicks is easy, but once you get past that 35ish age they start to get skeptical.  I really don\u0027t want to end up older and having to date 30+ chicks with loads of baggage etc, I just don\u0027t find them sexy at all and I don\u0027t think any man really does.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo what should my plan be?  I want girls to want to be with me when I\u0027m older, for me not for my bank balance etc, that would really turn me off.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIs being sexy enough?  You know how many older guys just let themselves go, get fat etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYeh I know thinking about the future too much is silly and all that, but I would still like to know its possible to have girls want you as an older man, even if your not some millionaire stockbroker who can buy them diamond necklaces, ughh.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24305\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24626\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24626#comment-24626\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24626#comment-24626\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003ERe: Older\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24305#comment-24305\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMc-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere\u0027s nothing wrong with thinking about the future so long as you\u0027re taking action to shape the future into what you want it to be, rather than simply filling your time up with idle daydreaming.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are other paths to success with younger women as an older man than net worth. In fact, from all the men I\u0027ve seen, you\u0027re a lot more likely to be successful with younger women as an older man with a good mix of being in great shape, having enough money to be independent, and living a passionate life, than you will only having one of those things - e.g., a guy who\u0027s filthy rich but in poor health and poor shape and does nothing but work 24\/7 will only tend to attract gold diggers (and often even not especially attractive ones); a guy who\u0027s in incredible shape but broke and leading an uneventful life will still end up with older women, or trashy younger ones. But a guy with a great body, a decent income, and a pretty good lifestyle will very often routinely get attractive younger women, who find him a nice, well-rounded package.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, I\u0027d say, even if you COULD be an outlier in wealth, you\u0027d need to focus at least some time on other things too. And if you don\u0027t want to be one, that\u0027s fine - just make sure you\u0027re not a complete financial failure, that you\u0027re in pretty good shape and health (a little muscle on your arms \/ legs, and ideally no beer belly), stylish and fashionable, and lead an at least somewhat interesting life, from a younger woman\u0027s perspective (cool activities, artistic hobbies, etc.).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24626\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24344\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24344#comment-24344\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24344#comment-24344\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EOffice Politics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EAnonymous (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Tuesday, 4 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut Chase, what happens if you\u0027re having issues with higher ups than you? Would the things you\u0027re teaching on this site-how to call people out, stand up for yourself etc.-have negative repercussions when used on superiors and managers? I had a control freak, perfectionist manager once who was basically a hot shot. He chewed me out all the time for ridiculous things and wasn\u0027t afraid to speak his mind. Now that I think about it he really treated me like shit sometimes and I was even working for free. I\u0027m not sure he would have appreciated any kind of retaliation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0027d also appreciate your advice on this situation: I emailed a former supervisor whom I\u0027d worked for a few years ago for a letter of recommendation. I spent a few hours writing that request so it was very respectful and appreciative. I even talked about how impressed with her I was and how much I\u0027d learned which was the complete truth (although now that I think about it, maybe it would have been better to reach out to her less formally and more as a friend?). I had a bad feeling when I sent it out just because I could never read her back then. Anyway, she responded the next day at night time (which was strange so I could tell she had been thinking about it) and in a brief message thanked me for what I said and said that she would if she could but can\u0027t because my employment was a few years ago for a short amount of time and she doesn\u0027t know me well enough to write something in depth. I know plenty of people who have gotten letters from their managers under the same exact circumstances though, and I could tell she didn\u0027t want to talk to me because she didn\u0027t even ask me how I was doing or have any questions about my request. She just ended the message saying best of luck to you. I responded to her saying thanks for the feedback etc. but would appreciate some kind of reference at least and she has not responded for a few days. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom what I remember she was a very by the book person but I could never tell if she liked me or not. She was friendly and was a good manager, but I guess what I\u0027m trying to say is that I got the impression that she didn\u0027t always say or act the way she was thinking. She said she was very pleased with my work and that I could use her as a reference when I left, so I\u0027m a bit confused. She\u0027s smart enough to handle situations in a politically correct manner, so maybe she says things just for the sake of saying them. Throughout my time there, she did say I was doing a good job and gave me advice when I asked, but I didn\u0027t feel like she really valued me. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo how do I move on from here? Maybe she\u0027s just the type of person who feels offended by a late request, email request, doesn\u0027t remember what I did, or doesn\u0027t want to write something if she can\u0027t write something really strong etc. etc. Or maybe after I left they found out I screwed something up. I\u0027m in the dark though and have no clue what to do. I was expecting a strong reference for all my hard work and effort, and now would settle for anything remotely positive. It sucks to have this bad luck with managers but maybe I should be more careful about who I work for next time.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThank you Chase.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24344\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-24627\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-node-author well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/24627#comment-24627\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cimg class=\u0022authortag\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/girlschase\/images\/comment-author-1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Author\u0022 width=\u002260px\u0022 height=\u002260px\u0022 \/\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/picture-1-1492164307.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Chase Amante\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/24627#comment-24627\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EBad Bosses\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 title=\u0022View user profile.\u0022 class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 about=\u0022\/users\/chase-amante\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EChase Amante\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Friday, 7 March 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/comment\/24344#comment-24344\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnon-\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou usually won\u0027t have leverage over a bad boss, so usually the best call if you have an insufferable superior is just to leave and go somewhere else. Occasionally you can work with higher ups, however; I\u0027ve had friends who reported to higher ups, and in my days of employment, I\u0027d very frequently ally myself with my boss\u0027s bosses, and tap them to get what I wanted when my boss wouldn\u0027t be willing to work with me (I tried to only do this for things where I knew the boss would agree with me if he had all the details, just to not be undermining him too much - e.g., I didn\u0027t have the power to fire people, but went around my boss to have someone fired when he tried to fight me at work; boss was frustrated at first, but later got on my side when they realized they hadn\u0027t done a background check on the fired guy and he had a long criminal history of getting in big, bloody fights at work and being in and out of prison). However, if the boss is really terrible, and you don\u0027t have a higher up who can transfer you out of that situation to somewhere else, start interviewing elsewhere.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the manager not remembering you, usually the best option after a few years is to write to a manager and respectfully ask if you can get a recommendation, plus offering to write a short recommendation that you can send to her to save her time if she\u0027d rather just scan that, make sure she agrees with everything, and signs off on it. If it\u0027s because she\u0027s pressed for time, often she\u0027ll just say sure, send it over; if she won\u0027t agree to that, usually she doesn\u0027t like you for whatever reason. I haven\u0027t had many female bosses, but I\u0027ve often found that they tend to be pretty snippy. No problems with them myself, but a LOT of the male employees they don\u0027t get along with so well, often with the male not knowing why (if you\u0027re not super socially calibrated, it\u0027s easy to step on a woman\u0027s toes in office settings; deference is arguably more important with working women than it is with working men, because women in managerial roles are so sensitive to insufficiently deferential men, and many men don\u0027t know how to properly defer).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChase\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-right\u0022\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022links list-inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022comment-reply first last\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/reply\/1335\/24627\u0022\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022comment-27444\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022comment comment-by-anonymous well clearfix\u0022 about=\u0022\/comment\/27444#comment-27444\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Post sioct:Comment\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022user-picture\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/lazyloader\/image_placeholder.gif\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cnoscript\u003E\u003Cimg typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 class=\u0022img-responsive\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.girlschase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/circle-guest-85x85.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 title=\u0022Anonymous\u0026#039;s picture\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/noscript\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Ch3 property=\u0022dc:title\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/27444#comment-27444\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022\u003EAfter reading through this\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022submitted\u0022\u003E\n            Posted by \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:has_creator\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022username\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:UserAccount\u0022 property=\u0022foaf:name\u0022 datatype=\u0022\u0022\u003EAnonymous (not verified)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E on Saturday, 17 May 2014  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cspan rel=\u0022sioc:reply_of\u0022 resource=\u0022\/content\/how-destroy-office-politics-and-passive-aggression\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta element-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even\u0022 property=\u0022content:encoded\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter reading through this article I found it to be very informative, but confusing in other areas. At first you say not to fight an uphill battle because you will lose. But at the end when you talk about crushing your enemy you gave the same examples for both. IE: leaving your co worker in the dark so you can do the substantial work and shine in front of your boss. The two points just seem to contradict each other. 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