Boss Key Follow-up

After introducing the snowstone Boss Key, I found Web sites that sell Boss Key software. Of the many ways to market this "product", this company came up with the stupidest one.

They work in the same company, have the same interests and both want to be head of the department.
Why does Steve have more of chance the John?
Because he has an excellent reputation.

Steve uses the Boss Key thingy, so he's more likely to get promoted than John. Riiight. Doesn't the fact that Steve needs a Boss Key in the first place make him an unlikely candidate for promotion? No. He appears to be working constantly. That alone guarantees a glorious career.
Only marketing people, who make a living pretending to be working, could come up with a rationale like this one.