on you in the company. It's also comes across as a bit uncaring if the only reason you create relationships at work is to help you climb the corporate ladder. Obviously you need to strike a balance if that takes away too much time from your family. But I've found plenty of value in fostering work relationships with people who appear to have no value to my ladder climb and still have enough time for my own family.

This very issue has come up recently with Marriott School recruiters. They love our student's competence but find that they don't mix well with others and it hurts us somewhat. The last school I taught at was the exact opposite. Their students were half as competent as BYU's, but they understood people and company cultures. As a result, that school (or at least that department) is usually ranked in the top 10 as much as BYU. These rankings depend in large part on placement data