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Never trust the right people will notice they will never notice. I always strive to get my recognition, but I try to do it in a way that doesn’t rub my colleagues the wrong way.
Rising Star
That line about never trusting the right people to notice hit a little too hard. I think part of me still wants to believe good work naturally rises, but I’ve also seen how quiet contributors fade into the background. I guess the balance for me is figuring out how to advocate for myself without feeling like I’m competing with my own team.
Nothing is worse than one person getting the spotlight for something the whole team did. It depends on how much you value recognition. To me, hearing my name get called is less important than my end of the year salary review.
Rising Star
I get that. Part of me agrees that long term compensation matters more than public praise, but those moments still sting when you know how much went into it. I don’t even need a spotlight, I just hate when the story gets simplified into one name when it clearly was not.
6 years in ops taught me this: the person praised is usually the one who made it easy for leadership to see the win. Not always the hardest worker. Not always the best contributor. Pushing for recognition feels uncomfortable… but so does watching someone else get promoted for your output. Document your work. Make your impact visible. It’s not bragging. It’s self-preservation.
Rising Star
The self preservation point is what’s shifting my thinking. I’ve always equated visibility with bragging, but maybe that’s just discomfort talking. Watching someone else get promoted off shared work is exactly the scenario I want to avoid. I might need to get better at documenting and framing what I contribute instead of assuming it is obvious.
The thing is the leader gets recognized because they led the team but the right people should know that the team is essential to the success. Managers are supposed to manage their teams and believe me, when we fall it is noticed. We get the spotlight but also take the brunt of the reprimanding when things don’t go well. Any good owners of higher ups will know that the leader is nothing without their hardworking team members. I am absolutely nothing without the team that works with and around me. I am one person who couldn’t be nearly as successful without my team members. They are the gears that run the machine, I am just the face on that machine. Without the face, it still runs and works. I hope they know how hard you work ❤️
Chief
That kind of moment sticks with you. Teams build the result, but the spotlight usually lands on one person. I think it’s okay to advocate for your work in a calm, professional way. Waiting to be noticed can work sometimes, but visibility often needs a little nudge. It does not have to be loud, just clear and consistent.
Rising Star
Definitely get comfortable with praising yourself and talking about your accomplishments. It’s the only way to assure you get the recognition you deserve. Also, keep record of your individual contributions so that you can articulate how you personally added to that particular project.
Contributions made by some employees will always go unnoticed. I believe in personal experience that is because it threatens the foundation that they have created before you were there. If you come in working as hard as they did then you'll possibly have the potential to surpass them in positions of Excellency where you do not have to put forth to contribute to the company. That's why the heavy lifters go unnoticed by the people that do not... Heavy lift of course.
Pro
I would make sure your manager knows the work you're doing even if they're not there because they will be responsible for any raises you receive.