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[Meme] Getting Promoted (or Hired/Recruited/Absorbed Directly Into Top Management) by Knowing “The F***ing President”

Apropos: EPO VP4 Nellie Simon: 24/7 Day and Night, Only One Hour to Speak to EPO Staff

Remember me, Tony? ... from Alicante?



Summary: The EPO's own numbers indicate that as a female it's incredibly hard to get promoted at the EPO; the insiders' joke is, you need to be a former colleague of Benoît Battistelli/António Campinos (or even a spouse) to get promoted
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