My workplace is absolutely NOT a workplace that promotes by merit. At all. That is why it is so crazy. I mean people have degrees that should (by rights) put them in the top positions but these people are all at the bottom. While the less talented people are at the top.

Of course, some of these people may be "connected" or they are at the top for reasons like they are handicapped and they fit a quota... but if you look at management row they are all "good looking". While people in the lower positions are just ok looking or very ugly.

Sometimes when you have examined your actions, your credentials and come up lost as to why people don't treat you better --it is time to maybe consider looks and maybe that is why people treat you horrible and you really don't know why or how to fix it? Would looking better cause less awful treatment?