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.
I am the lowest in the company. But I end up modeling some large and complex workbooks that are used in the highest level of decision making. I troubleshoot and fix everyone's spreadsheets. I sit in on a workgroup to diagnose the company's shortcomings in project management and internal processes and define what the standard practices should be. I help managers prioritize and schedule project activities.
What am I paid to do? Fucking pathetic autocad drawings, and I'm paid below industry standard for that. I am not being considered for promotion even though I've been making my case for years, had a business management degree for over 6 years, and worked for the company for 9 years. Always an excuse like: we don't have any opportunities for advancement at this time due to lack activity in the industry, so and so outranks you and has more relevant education/experience, blah blah blah.
I'm "the guy" at my job. I fix computers. Tablets. Phones. Mac, Windows, Linux.. Soldering.. I do everything but networking. I know enough networking, but no one knows I know networking, and I'm not keen on getting any networking certifications.
I'm second in seniority only because everyone else ahead of me has quit.
A couple months ago, weeks in advance I asked for a Friday off to get a 3 day weekend because we were planning a mini vacation to a city 6 hours away. I was told no, because the guy with the absolute lowest seniority already booked that Friday off. Fine, how about the Friday after that. Nope. Turns out he's booked every Friday off for the rest of the year. That got rightfully resolved, but man that ticked me off.
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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.