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Free meals, regular team activities, parties – the name of a company.

If you want to work and get things done without bragging, without participation in company's 'fun' activities, and without political maneuvers, you will eventually have a talk with a manager about the importance of being a team player. And then again and again. Even if you work great with a team.

Get ready for middle management not taking responsibility for any misfortunes ever, but always taking credit for the team's success.

Get ready to witness a witch hunt.

Protect your developers, not yourself or your buddy middle manager.

Instead of taking credit for team success and witch hunting on team misfortunes, try to do the opposite. On success, find a way to cheer, encourage, and praise. On failure, acknowledge and accept. Let the team know and use the word "we" often.