Describe characteristics of a sycophant in a negative light.
What about the sycophant? They spend a lot of time and energy schmoozing with the powers that be under the guise of being a 'team player'. "Yes" men climbers -- they lack a moral compass, only hang with their own (or people they can get them ahead) and never make decisions in the best interest of their organization, only for their own advancement. Pond scum (in my opinion).