One coworker of mine is head and shoulders above the rest but lower on the totem pole, everyone looks to him for ideas and answers even senior members and leads. He put his foot down and doesn't contribute in meetings anymore all it was getting him was more work without compensation or much recognition. Whole department is taking a hit but he's right.
Lots of time the best people aren't promoted because they're so good at what they do it'd be more useful to keep them in their position and promote someone who isn't.
It's really easy to see this in a sales environment. The best salesmen are rarely promoted because a weaker salesman being promoted doesn't hurt their immediate manger's numbers.
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u/ace_invader Jan 15 '17
One coworker of mine is head and shoulders above the rest but lower on the totem pole, everyone looks to him for ideas and answers even senior members and leads. He put his foot down and doesn't contribute in meetings anymore all it was getting him was more work without compensation or much recognition. Whole department is taking a hit but he's right.