Dear Annie: I am fighting with something at work that begins to affect not only my motivation, but also my own value.
My boss has had credit for my work on several occasions. They are not minor tasks; I am talking about large -scale projects that I have achieved from the beginning to the end, the ideas that I have made ideas and developed, and the presentations in which I have spent hours. At team meetings or when talking to higher leadership, he presents my work as his own, without mentioning my participation. And I sit there, trying to keep a professional face while I feel completely invisible.
I have always been proud to be a team player. I do not need a permanent ovation; I just want fair recognition. But lately, I am afraid of meetings, withdrawing -to share ideas and question -if it is worth it. I have worked hard to build a career that I am proud of, and now I feel that I am reducing -My in the background while someone else is in the spotlight.
Should you talk? And if so, how do I burn bridges or risk my job?
—Des were overlooked and diminished
Dear Diminished: It is not a small thing that your hard work is given of course, or worse, claimed by someone else. You are not being small. You are being honest with something that would frustrate and demoralize any.
Although it is admirable that you have maintained a team player mentality, this does not mean that you have to let go. Recognition is important, not for your ego, but for your career. If your boss is building your reputation in your effort, this is not leadership. This is theft, simple and simple.
You have every right to defend -te. Start by documenting your contributions: messages, drafts, project plans, anything that clearly shows your role. Then request a private meeting with your boss. Keep -you are calm and professional. Say something like: “I have realized that at meetings, some of the work I have done is not credited.
Give them the opportunity to correct the behavior. If they do not – or if it continues – you may have to warm up the problem in RRHH or start looking elsewhere. A good job values the people who make it work, not just those who take the credit.
Stay high. You won your place on the table.
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