Marty Cooper, in the MartyrMade podcast, said that successful people in diasporas must swallow their pride for pragmatic reasons. As minorities in new homelands, pride will get them robbed, outcast, or killed. Instead, they must bend the knee, so to speak.
It’s the same in corporate life. Performing your job functions is necessary but not sufficient for advancement. It may not even be necessary. What matters is that your boss wants to promote you. And if you want that, you must bend your knee to whatever your boss wants.
That’s why Fuck You Money is Fuck You Money. Because you can say, “Fuck You” if you have enough money.