Merit alone may not get you that job promotion. The details:
仅仅具有工作成绩可能还不足以让你升职。具体说来就是：
You've worked hard, produced great results, and have all the right qualifications. Nevertheless, that bigger job you had your eye on went to your boss's golf buddy, or old college roommate, or brother-in-law instead.
你工作努力，成绩卓越，拥有所有的资格证书。但是，在工作中你更需要关注的反而应该是老板的高尔夫球友、他的大学室友或者他姐妹夫的事情。
Scant consolation though it may be, but you've got plenty of company. A whopping 92% of senior executives say they have seen favoritism - defined as the use of criteria other than performance - determine who gets promoted, says a new study conducted by consultants Penn Schoen Berland on behalf of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.
这么说可能还不足以说服你，但是有很多人和你一样不相信这项言论。代表乔治敦大学麦克多诺商学院的顾问佩恩·思高恩·伯兰的一项新研究显示，高层管理人员中有92%的人表示，自己见识过老板的偏袒——不看员工的工作成绩看自己的准则——以此决定谁升职。
For those of you who think that performance alone will get you promoted, it won't. At least in many cases it won't.
仅仅靠工作成绩就能升职，我要对持有这样观点的人说，这不可能发生。至少在多数情况下不会。
And I wouldn't say that "favoritism" is the main problem/issue/reason. I think what they're really describing above is likeability. And as I've noted many times previously, being likeable is just as important to your career growth as is performance.
我不觉得“偏心”是主要问题或原因。我觉得决定性的问题是老板对你的好感度。正如我之前多次提到的一样，获得老板的喜爱像工作业绩一样，对你的职业发展很重要。
The following 11 "laws" that make people likable:
以下11条法则让你变“可爱”：
The Law of Authenticity: The real you is the best you.
真实法则：真实的你才是最好的你。
The Law of Self-Image: Before you can expect others to like you, you have to like you.
自我形象法则：要想别人喜爱你，你必须先喜爱你自己。
The Law of Perception: Perception is reality. How you perceive others is your reality about them, and the same is true for them of you.
看法法则：看法即现实。你怎么看待别人会在你的现实工作中体现出来，他们对你也是如此。
The Law of Energy: Energy is contagious. What we give off is what we get back.
能量法则：能量是会传染的。我们散发的能量就是吸取到的能量。
The Law of Curiosity: Curiosity creates connections.
好奇法则：好奇创建关系纽带。
The Law of Listening: You have to listen to understand.
倾听法则：你必须把别人的话听明白。
The Law of Similarity: People like people like them.
相似法则：人们都喜欢让人们喜欢他们。
The Law of Mood Memory: People are more apt to remember how you made them feel than what you said.
情绪记忆法则：人们更倾向于你给他们的感觉，而不是你说的话。
The Law of Familiarity: People feel comfortable with who and what they know.
熟人法则：和认识的人共事或做熟悉的工作会让人感到舒服。
The Law of Giving: Give first. Do because you can, and because giving creates value.
好施法则：首先要奉献，因为奉献了才能创造价值。
The Law of Patience: Give it time, things happen.
耐心法则：假以时日，水到渠成。