History PlayingWith / Nepotism

** Alice has known Andy for years, so she knows that he can handle the job despite his lack of proper experience/qualifications. Of course, she doesn't make that same assumption with applicants she doesn't personally know.

** Alice has known Andy for years, so she knows that he can handle the job despite his lack of proper experience. Of course, she doesn't make that same assumption with applicants she doesn't personally know.

* '''Straight''': Trope Inc. CEO Alice hires her nephew Andy and gives him the position of department head, even though Andy is only a high school graduate with no working experience and middling-to-bad grades.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire board of directors of Trope Inc. are made up of the main shareholder's friends, relatives and even ''[[CaligulasHorse pets]]''.

** Trope Inc. has a very competitive and cutthroat environment. Alice feels safer having a trusted family member around to keep an eye on the departments, even if he's not particularly qualified for the job description.
** Alice has known Andy for years, so she knows that he can handle the job despite his lack of proper experience. Of course, she make that same assumption with applicants she doesn't personally know.

* '''Parodied''': Trope Inc.'s job application portal actually provides a separate application form for "Alice's Friends and Relatives". Instead of the usual [=CVs=], the applicants are asked to prove their connection to Alice, and once verified, they are immediately hired without having to go through further competence tests, psych evals and interviews. Those who "fail" the test are asked to directly appeal to Alice. If they're really close friends/relatives, they should have her personal contact details, right?
* '''Zig-Zagged''':

** Andy applies for a position at Alice's company, and everyone expects Alice to help him get hired. To the surprise of everyone he is able to earn the job on legitimate merits. Once Andy is safely into the company, Alice then pulls some strings to reassign, promote, or even terminate certain individuals to ensure Andy an upward career path. It is then when people grow suspicious of Alice and Andy's connections, but at this point Andy is able to transfer to a cushy position at an irrelated company.

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Exploited''': All of Alice's other friends and relatives who are down on their luck come to her asking for a job at Trope Inc., hoping to get a comfy high-paying position without having to do much work.
* '''Defied''':
** When Andy asks Alice if he can work at her company, she tells him to go through the proper hiring channels, refusing to give him an extra advantage in spite of their familial ties.
** Alice offers to help Andy, but he refuses. He wants to succeed on his own merits and be known in his own right, not be known as "Alice's nephew".
* '''Discussed''': "If Andy isn't the CEO's nephew, I'd have fired him a long time ago. This damned nepotism is ruining this company!"

* '''Deconstructed''': Since the company is run by people who are frankly unsuitable for the job, it goes bankrupt within a few months.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice reminds the relatives that she hired that, while she is willing to give them the chance to work for her company, she expects them to earn their place if they want to keep their job.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character (usually an incompetent one) is granted a high position of power due to their personal connections with the organisation's top dogs.

* '''Straight''': Trope Inc. CEO Alice hires her nephew Andy and gives him the position of department head, even though Andy is only a high school graduate with no working experience.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire board of directors of Trope Inc. are made up of the main shareholder's friends, relatives and even ''pets''.

* '''Defied''': When Andy asks Alice if he can work at her company, she tells him to go through the proper hiring channels, refusing to give him an extra advantage in spite of their familial ties.

** Alice has known Andy for years, so she knows that he can handle the job despite his lack of proper experience. Of course, she make that same assumption with applicants she doesn't persoanlly know.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice hires two of her nephews, Andy and Bailey, but refuses to do the same for their brother Carl due to the latter's history of dishonesty. Later, both Andy and Bailey screwed up at their jobs, and Alice fires Andy, but not Bailey, even though Bailey's mistake is arguably worse. When asked about it, Alice affirms that her decision is not based out of a preferential treatment towards Bailey, but because Bailey has consistently done a better job than Andy--a known slacker--even if Bailey screwed up worse in ''this'' particular instance. Later, Alice replaces replaces Andy with a more experienced and qualified manager, but it is revealed that the new manager is Alice's old classmate.

* '''Parodied''': The job application portal actually provides a separate application form for "Alice's Friends and Relatives". Instead of the usual [=CVs=], the applicants are asked to prove their connection to Alice, and once verified, they are immediately hired without having to go through further competence tests, psych evals and interviews. Those who "fail" the test are asked to directly appeal to Alice. If they're really close friends/relatives, they should have her personal contact details, right?

** Alice has known Andy for years, so she knows that he can handle the job despite his lack of proper experience. Of course, she cannot treat strangers the same way.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice hires Andy even though the company's policy requires their employees to have at least an undergraduate degree. However, she gives him an entry level position, and tells him to work his way up through his own merits (although she does provide him with some assistance that she probably wouldn't give to other workers of his level, and is more willing to overlook his mistakes that she wouldn't tolerte from others).

* '''Downplayed''': Alice hires Andy even though the company's policy requires their employees to have at least an undergraduate degree. However, she gives him an entry level position, and tells him to work his way up through his own merits (although she does provide him with some assistance that she probably wouldn't give to other workers of his level, and is more willing to overlook his mistakes more than she would others).

* '''Downplayed''': Alice hires Andy even though the company's policy requires their employees to have at least an undergraduate degree. However, she gives him an entry level position, and tells him to work his way up through his own merits (although she does provide him with some assistance that she probably wouldn't give to other workers of his level).

'''Basic Trope''': A character (usually an incompetent one) is given a high position of power due to their personal connections with the organisation's top dogs.