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　　Grapevine

　　 The process through which information gets spread unofficially

　 throughout the company. Can be word of mouth, email, or even a

　　 hand-written piece of paper. In most companies, news, rumors,

　　 gossip and information can spread to hundreds or thousands of

　　 employees in a very short time.

　　Brown-nosing / kissing up / sucking up

　　 Being overly friendly with the boss, or upper management, or

　　 anybody with some power or control, with the intent of getting

　　 favors from them, such as promotions, raises, bonuses, etc. In many

　　 cases, it is possible that there are other employees who merit these

　　 advantages more than the brown-noser.

　　Back-biting

　　 Malicious talk that underm