Suck-ups

Suck-ups are individuals who attempt to gain favor or advantage from a superior, influential person, or even peers through flattery, excessive praise, or obsequious behavior. They often prioritize their own personal gain over genuine effort or loyalty to principles. This behavior typically involves an exaggerated display of deference and often includes agreeing with a person's opinion even if they don't actually share it. suck-ups can employ strategic ingratiation, such as offering unwarranted compliments or offering to complete tasks that aren't part of their job description, all with the intention of furthering their own standing or benefiting in some way, often at the expense of others.

Suck-ups meaning with examples

• During the team meeting, Sarah agreed wholeheartedly with the boss's every point, even when it contradicted her own data, to ensure she would be seen as supportive. Her colleagues rolled their eyes; it was obvious she was a suck-up. She hoped to be picked for the upcoming promotion through this behavior.
• John consistently volunteered for extra tasks that were unrelated to his role, hoping to impress his manager and climb the corporate ladder faster. His peers, already burdened with their own work, saw him as a suck-up, willing to make everyone else look bad to get ahead. He also never had anything critical to say.
• In the debate club, Mary showered the coach with constant compliments about his supposed brilliance, even when his points were questionable, and always sought to repeat his phrases exactly to appear like-minded. It's easy to see her as a suck-up given her endless flattery, she clearly wanted to be the captain.
• The new intern spent every lunch break praising the CEO's management style, regardless of its impact on employees, even claiming that she loved the work she was being asked to perform, which seemed impossible. It made all the more cynical by the fact that he'd only been on board a week, a complete suck-up.