Never was my fav aspect of corp life.
At this moment I happen to be sitting next to one happening now at my coffee spot. Poor guy.
Sucking up to a boss who clearly enjoys it. And you know what the funny part is? The boss really rarely has any influence on what the raise will be anyway, it's usually preset by the HR department generically to meet corp budget guidelines. Wow. Remember that next time you are invited by your boss to your next "performance appraisal".