What happens when you keep your head down, work harder than everyone else, and wait patiently for a promotion—only for your boss to tell you they completely "forgot" about you?

Kendall Berg, known online as "That Career Coach," spent five years stuck in "corporate purgatory." She was a high-performer doing the work of a director with the title of a manager, but she kept watching less-talented people pass her by. After a brutal performance review where she was told that nobody actually liked working with her, Kendall realized the corporate rules she was following were completely broken. She changed her strategy, learned to play the game, and earned five promotions in six years.

In this episode of FailCraft, Kendall joins Ezekiel to expose the truth about office politics. She explains why high-performers constantly stall out because they don't know how to disagree effectively, the massive difference between being authentic and being manipulative, and the specific 5-person networking hack you can use tomorrow to get noticed.

In this episode of FailCraft, you’ll discover:

* The Promotion Disaster: The heartbreaking moment Kendall realized hard work doesn't guarantee you will be remembered.

* The "Likability" Factor: Why delivering great work is absolutely useless if you don't take the time to make people feel seen.

* Authentic Office Politics: How to play the corporate game and network upward without feeling like a fake "suck-up".

* The Myth of Job Security: Why your company sees you as a number on a spreadsheet, and how to build "career security" instead.

* How to Disagree: The brilliant "I can do anything, but I can't do everything" script high-performers must use to protect their capacity.

* The 5-Person Hack: The first small move you must make tomorrow if you feel invisible and underappreciated at work.

This episode is for anyone who is the first one in the office and the last one to leave, but feels stuck, overlooked, and ready to finally get paid what they are worth.

Connect With Kendall Berg:

* Website: https://thatcareercoach.net/

* Book: Secrets to the Career Game (Available on Amazon)

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatcareercoach_/

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-berg-347b5a40/

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Chapters:

01:20 Introduction: Kendall Berg & Cracking the Corporate Code

02:05 Stuck in Corporate Purgatory: The "We Forgot" Moment

04:42 "You Do Great Work, But Nobody Likes You"

06:47 How to Play Office Politics Without Being Manipulative

11:48 Why Job Security is a Myth (Build Career Security Instead)

15:49 The #1 Soft Skill High-Performers Lack: How to Disagree

19:30 The 5-Person Networking Hack to Get Noticed

21:03 Kendall's Definition of True Success

22:28 How to Connect & Get the Book