Why Does it Not Pay Out to Be the Most Hard Working Employee? 0
Yesterday, I met up with a friend of mine for a coffee. As we exchanged some interesting topics, the topic started changing towards career issues. At a certain point, she stated:
“I don’t understand, I am a hard working employee, I deliver the best possible quality, I have been with the company for years, and meet all possible deadlines. And yet, this work is not getting me anywhere. My colleages get all the best options in the company, they get promotions, or new challenges”
Sounds familiar?
As our conversation progressed, I started to develop a better understanding of her situation. Her goal is to be fully committed to her work, and her manager. She wants to make herself irreplacable through the quantity and quality of her work, hoping management will see the great potential that lures inside of her.
The only problem is, that by having made herself irreplacable by all the knowledge she has and the hard work she delivers, management does not want her to leave her current position. She has become so irreplacable, that it has started to work against her. Whereas she has been taking upon all the work, others have had the opportunity to get involved into other activities and build a network throughout the company.
For anyone seeking an interesting career, it is essential to build a diverse network of contacts throughout the company, attend meetings, give presentations, or go for lunch with colleagues and managers. Extremely hard working employees will often skip such events in order to get some more work done. But this is an approach, which will work against you on the long run.
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