Originally Posted by La Texican
If you're saying the jobs go to people who know people or to whom they can relate then maybe that's why so many articles suggest EQ trumps IQ when it comes to work.

I'm currently trying to get my EQ increased from "extremely poor" to "somewhat poor".

A lot of what is referred to as "luck" has to do with understanding social cues, social interaction, etc.

Without that, you are toast, career-wise. Which is how my career ended up as toast, so to speak.