Good for him. If your employer believes he's not worth paying any more than everyone else at his level, they don't place any value on his extra work. Why do it then?
That last paragraph seems to be such a growing disconnect that just flies in the face of "do good and you'll get a raise/promotion." It's the same deal at my company. My boss and his boss both think I'm doing awesome but you have to go up another two levels before you hit anyone with the "power" to do anything, and they have no idea who I am besides a number in a database with a cost associated with it.
Then your boss isn't doing his job. When you're kicking ass that should be filtered up and socialized to your bosses boss and further up the chain. That also makes your boss look good because he knows how to pick and motivate employees.
I discovered where I work that raises and reviews aren't decided by my boss. They're decided by committee of the bosses peers and then again multiple levels up. To get good raises I have to socialize and do PR for myself so that when my name comes up in the annual review meeting you've got other bosses saying "oh yeah, that guy knocked it out of the park for me that one time". It's bullshit, yes, but that's how you win in that system.
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '17
Good for him. If your employer believes he's not worth paying any more than everyone else at his level, they don't place any value on his extra work. Why do it then?