HMMMMMM let me think about your observations for a while.
Nope I just find your attitude somewhat naive. The ammassed years served by posters here can not just be disregarded and too often the very people we work with who are chasing promotion are the actual ones who should never be promoted. I'm a lifer (I guess) 25 yrs done and still doing it. But I certainly have sympathiies with the comments posted. They were not saying you were doing a crap job. (mind you just cos your paranoid it doesn't mean the worlds not against you)
Boy i wish this thing had a spell checker...AF!