MAN’S BOSS KEEPS TAKING CREDIT FOR ALL HIS WORK UNTIL CEO THINKS HE’S DOING NOTHING

My boss takes all of the credit for my work – and now the CEO said my imprint on the org is lacking.

I am a director at my organization, and I am constantly busy 24/7. Multitasking is my strong suit, so I take on many different projects and do a ton of work for the VP and the director beside me. I’m a team player, and I enjoy leading.

Today the CEO told me that not only does she have no idea what I’m working on, but she has no idea how I fill my time.

She said that her perception is that my time is not filled, and that she never hears my name. She said that when she thinks of me, she doesn’t see the impact I’m having on the organization and never hears about anything I do.

I am completely taken aback and sickened by this. I give my all 24/7, even outside of regular hours. I also help people from other teams because again, I’m a team player.

I didn’t want to throw my boss and my colleague under the bus and say that I do all of their work, so I just kind of listed all of the projects that I’m working on. What should I do?

This really hit me where it hurts tbh, because I try so hard and give so much. I can’t believe it.

Netizens’ comments

1. Produce documentation regarding what you worked and throw them under the bus. F ’em. They knew what they were doing, let them sleep in the bed they made.
2. This is a lesson you have now learned the hard way. There is no “noble” in all of this–you can’t just be “humble” and let your work speak for itself. It doesn’t happen in any environment. “Humility” is not a recognized quality. You need to do everything you can to talk about your work–and you need to learn to do it in a way that comes off as natural, and not overly boastful.
   “Give me that report so i can present it to the CEO.” –your boss
   “Oh no problem–I already emailed it to you.”
   What you didn’t say was that you CC’ed the CEO in the email, and you wrote “Here’s the report i made for you, and some good notes outlining the highlights. Hope this is helpful. And then make sure your authorship is embedded on every page of that report.
3. “Hi CEO, I appreciated our conversation yesterday, because it allowed me to realize that I may not be getting credit for the work I’ve done. Here is a list of projects etc and numbers I’ve improved over the last six months and below that a current list of the projects I’m actively working on.
   I hope this email provides clarity on my input to the company. As you know, I’ve been here X years and very much enjoy the work I do, and would hate to be looked over because my work is not properly recognized as my own.
   In the future I’ll be sure to put my name on these projects more clearly.”