Company dinner, everyone sat in the corner.

I took the initiative to sit next to the deputy manager, toast, pour tea, pass tissues.
Colleagues insulted me in the group chat: "Sycophant."
I ignored it.
Three months later, the deputy manager was promoted to a full position and assigned me to a key project.
Those who insulted me are still at their original desks insulting the new "sycophant."
I'm not trying to tell you to flatter.
What I want to say is: positions are seized, not waited for.