The woman has presumably mostly been able to advance due to good people skills, being able to suck up at the right people, although she probably hasn't been fully incompetent at her job, I'd guess maybe mediocre? But now she has been pushed way beyond her competence level and she has to know it on some level.
Might explain why she so often seems drunk. Looking for solace and courage from the bottle?
The woman has presumably mostly been able to advance due to good people skills, being able to suck up at the right people, although she probably hasn't been fully incompetent at her job, I'd guess maybe mediocre? But now she has been pushed way beyond her competence level and she has to know it on some level.
Might explain why she so often seems drunk. Looking for solace and courage from the bottle?