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Business Breaking News: Working Hard or Just Sucking Up? Your Boss Knows the Difference

When you're working hard, your boss knows what your motivations are, new research shows.

Good supervisors are able to distinguish which employees are simply sucking up to get a raise or a promotion when they put in long hours or take on an extra workload and which ones are going the extra mile in an effort to do what's best for their employer, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Business and Psychology.

The study's authors say managers are becoming better at determining which employees are "good soldiers" and which are "good actors," as they make decisions on who deserves promotions and other rewards most. While the behavior of both groups goes beyond the mere basics of their job descriptions, the soldiers' actions are selflessly motivated by helping the organization and their co-workers. The actors' actions, however, are self-serving because they're focused more on furthering themselves.

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