The less they contribute, the faster they climb. Which then leaves the rest of us stuck picking up their slack while they take the credit. I know a few good employees who left for greener pastures over this in the past month. With this and layoffs, at some point, the whole system will break down.
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Well, getting some advice on my PMP my manager literally told me he frames his own PMP in a way that he basically says he “charges” us to do these very vague and purposely open-ended platitudes so that when we accomplish anything he can take credit for it. This was confirmed by someone I know who told me he had been taking credit for projects and ideas that I had started and completed on my own.
Since then I have stopped telling him what I’m doing and schedule time with his boss so that I can directly convey my projects and accomplishments to them.
It appears they like to have narcissists in leadership roles
Nearly all large public companies today more resemble government bureaucracies instead of value driven organizations. Those who can best wordsmith and present a pleasant face are usually the winners.
@ch haha, this is so on-brand. I was reading through someone at Chevron’s LinkedIn. Their job history was: introduced process they saved X dollars, found inefficiencies in their own process and simplified it to remove y dollars, eradicated own process they introduced to save z dollars.
That was one of the people who secured a role.
I always tell my team, ‘Don’t worry, I’ve got your back you’re like family to me.’ And I mean it, right up until it’s more convenient to throw them under the bus.
Networking, chatting, reports that no one reads, endless meetings, introducing time consuming systems and procedures then trying to remove them are some of the tricks of their trade.
Literally saw several people who refused to go on rotational schedule get promoted. So yes.
People might say I was removed from my role. The truth is I stepped back. I was tired of carrying teams that didn’t want to be led.
And THIS is why after thirty five years I gave up and left. Good luck to the last of the Mohicans who are now shouldered with all the work. The Chevron fog runs thick, but know that there are other companies out there that recognize, reward, and are loyal to the people who do the actual work.
While I agree with the post, the lesson here is to be your own advocate. Toot your own ho-n, making your work and talents visible to those who are positions to do something about it. So many of us allow our work to be rolled up to someone else's and they get the credit.
The ones who schmooze and are the biggest blowhards tend to unjustly work their way up. I know several who arent technically good at all, trumpeted projects that turned out to be absolute tu-ds, and rubbed many people the wrong way...yet brown-nosed and have ascended up the ladder.
yes - the more time spent on networking nd blowing hot air and the less on work your accountable for the higher you go. Its been that way since before the 2020 layoffs