Sometimes you put weeks into a project, it launches, and your contribution doesn’t get a single mention. It’s frustrating seeing your effort vanish like that, but it’s almost laughable how often it happens around here.
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Sounds like someone needs culture training again. I am sure u were not the only person working on the project, remember, it's about collaboration and transperancy... until it isn't
I used to think like that until an Exec told me that the projects that get the attention are the ones that FAIL and you don't want to be associated with those.
Digital life and IPTV ring a bell. Two promising endeavors both KO'd by senior management who ignored the technical experts at every turn. Xander, a fantastic company with top notch people completely ruined by Stankey and his narcissistic arrogance.
With that said @OP....
Let's all welcome the "participation trophy" generation to the Layoff pages!
If it had a big impact, I guarantee you your upper management took credit for it therefore leaving you in the dark. A company with quality management would give credit to the people who did the job and then indirectly promoting themselves.
Ya, it happened to me.
It's OK. We still love you.
RTO and sit with your peers and get recognized by none of them. This is why people aren’t motivated. The company is circling the drain
Happened to me tons of times. I’ve launched projects that had huge impacts, only to never hear a thing about it. No recognition, no award, nothing. Yeah, I stopped doing all that after a few of those.
You know why the work disappears becasue your AVP stole the fame and presented it as their own. They are worthless position and they are trying to show value stealing your hard work. I see that happen all the time.
@OP and sometimes shortly after so does your position..........
Stank said during a rare Q&A a few years back that he only wanted to work on projects with the potential to make lots of money. If it only could make a little money, he wasn't interested. Problem being is that he has no ability to even evaluate anything that can be successful from one that will be a failure. Pretty much any acquisitions he was involved with is proof of that.
You get a paycheck for what you do, correct?
That is how life works.