[_heimdall]

> It's harder to layoff someone you have had beers or coffee with

Interesting, in my experience this hasn't mattered at all. Generally those close enough to an employee to have had beers with them aren't the ones making any decisions related to layoffs, and may themselves be on the chopping block.

[aiisjustanif]

Network higher up the stack and be extremely likable

[_heimdall]

I'm not going to go out of my way to kiss asses, of that's what you mean.

I don't avoid people higher up the org chart, our paths will just rarely cross and we generally are leading pretty different lives.