In a recent team meeting, our manager mentioned that promotions would be based on performance reviews. But during the discussion, it became clear that favoritism played a big role. One colleague, who has been less productive than others, got a shout-out for a project that was mainly driven by our team. It stung to hear this, especially since several of us had tackled tough challenges and met our goals. This wasn't the first time i've seen someone with connections get ahead while others worked harder. I felt frustrated knowing my contributions weren't recognized like that. In the meeting, I stayed quiet and just nodded along, but it left me feeling disheartened about the fairness of the process. This happened at SJ last week during the morning shift, and I can't shake the feeling that the system is rigged