I'm starting to wonder if doing good work quietly is a disadvantage here. I hit my numbers, meet my deadlines, and don't need someone constantly checking on me, but I still get passed over. Meanwhile, the loudest people in the room somehow get noticed for everything. I really don't want to become someone who has to brag about every little accomplishment just to get a promotion.
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Been at Truist (from SunTrust) for double digit years now. Same conversation almost every year in the Truist years. Throughout the year, I'm whatever-we-call-4s-that-year. End of year, I'm a 3. Every review cycle, BS reasons for why I was so great during the year and just ok by the end of the year. Wash, rinse, repeat. The corporate world is littered with people that do good work and never get recognized for it. But when you add to that the number of people that do get rewarded with no recognizable justification other than playing the game better or kissing the right butt cheeks, it stings. And stings even more when you're working in a toxic environment like Truist is right now. Best thing you can do is what the earlier posters said - define your success by your own standards and don't gauge your performance through the lens of a rigged system. Only way to maintain your own peace of mind in the middle of all of this dysfunction.
The only success I have found here, as far as advocating for myself and seemingly have someone listen, is listing my grievances in my annual review comments. I'm not sure if it's because those go up a chain and are reviewed... but if you haven't tried that, give it a shot. Lay out what your issues are and give proven examples. If nothing else, it is documented in writing in case you ever need to use it for some reason.
Mortgage fulfillment has the worst leadership right now. Hoping this CEO will see how incompetent the middle leaders and executive leader head of real estate fulfillment has run this operation in the ground in last 2 years.
@g5 If your manager was worth a $h1t, they'd be tooting the ho-n for you, plant the seeds to their boss to ensure a smooth pay increase or promotion for you. But we have an organization full of actors.
I was told in my last review I need to ‘toot my own ho-n’ which is something I am not good at doing. This year I challenged myself and I wrote down every little thing I have done this year, no matter how trivial. It better make a difference.
In my area, complaining and throwing others under the bus around annual review time is highly rewarded. The squeaky wheels always get the grease. Watched this happen for years. Same sh---y manager in charge.
Both responses below are true in my experience. Have seen good smart people passed over for “the boss’s buddy”, and have seen complete goofballs promoted because they do the right things after hours.
Take pride in being true to yourself and avoid the games. Winner of the rat race is still a rat.
Corporate America is disingenuous, performative, and superficial. The earlier you accept it and learn to be part of the surviving cast, the higher you climb. I equate it to being on Survivor. Wish I took this approach earlier in my career. Remember loyalty is not rewarded.
It's not what you know, it's who you know. Usually a combination of both.