Anyone got any good stories of sycophants in the office? People who suck up and brown nose no matter what?Here is my contribution:During my first job, we were all assigned 'mentors' within the company. Usually, the 'mentor' was only usually a year or two older than you and hence had virtually nothing you could learn from. Anyhow, my "mentor" shared one gem with me, loudly and in plan view of most of the office. She said, "The reason they call some Partners an OIC (Officer In Charge) is because it stands for 'Oh, I See!' which is what people usually say after talking to them".She then later went on to talk about one of the Partners (a really nasty, vindictive b*stard) who she said, loudly and clearly, had a "brain the size of a planet". Now he did have a huge forehead, but I don't think that's what she meant. Ass kisser.Oh man.

My favourite is the bald bloke off Masterchef.Whenever they do the professional version, Michel Roux Jr tastes th efood and says something like "Hmm - the lime creme brulee has just a little too much acidity"You can bet your ar$e that baldie will chip in two minutes later with "hmmm, yes definitely a bit too much citrus in the creme brulee".Repeat ad finitum with too much salt/cream/heat/cold/ etcHe's an ex-fuit and veg salesman for %$£$ sake.

Dave, thanks for the story.Some people find it so hard to stay on the right side of the line between relationship building and ass kissing.A former colleague of mine slowly started turning into our boss: wearing same suit-shirt-tie combos, buying similar glasses, using same catch phrases, carrying around a little pocket diary everywhere he went in the same way as our boss.Came very close to giving him a kick up the AR5E on several occasions.