Manager got the credit of work, should I raise issue?
In an all hands presentation, there was a table on a bunch of technical tasks with people on charge of then as Leads. I was in charge of leading a task for a sprint, BUT my name wasn't there and my manager's name was. He barely touched anything and just organized/scheduled meetings. In every other team, the name of ICs who actually did the task was on the slide. It was really demoralizing for me. What to do now?
He/She got credit for hiring yo-ass, and getting work out of you. For him, every monkey in Bay Area can code, only he/she can get work done ;)
They already get the credit for that. That's why their title is manager and pay scale higher. They can't get the credit of technical work if they haven't done it. This is a broken system.
manager.... then manager’s manager
For raising the issue?
yes, tell him it’s demoralizing not being credited for your hard work. If he does it again then go above him
Don’t confront him. If it was just once may be it was a mistake. If it happens again, check with him like “what additional items should I do to see my name in all hands”. IOWs, Make it about how you compare to your other peers whose names appear on the board.
raise to your manager in a 1:1. IC recognition is really important for eng culture and team morale, a good (skip) manager will definitely understand
Are you new? When I was new I wanted credit for everything I did. After a while I realized true confidence is doing good work even when nobody ever sees it. Unless this is a pattern I’d let it go
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I think your manager is insecure and no way this was an accident. However he is not doing this on purpose to screw you over. He probably meant to represent the team under him. This is the reason why he doesn’t put everyone’s name on it. But it does make you feel like crap. I would never raise this issue because 1. If you raise this issue, you’re only rubbing in the fact that he is insecure (you may not see this, but this is probably how he feels about himself). There is no point to cbring more attention to this fact. 2. Instead of criticizing him every time he does something wrong, how about say it casually. “Hey, you’re a great manager and I really enjoy working for you. You aren’t the type of manager to take the team’s credit and you always credit everyone on our team in front of everyone else. It really makes me want to work harder for you just because of how you are.” Then you sit back and observe if he changes behavior. I bet he will want to put his team’s name on it from now on and he will never take credit again. If he doesn’t put your name on it, I’m sure he will at least credit you verbally in front of other people.
being passive aggressive does not yield effective results
This is not being passive aggressive. It’s positive reinforcement. Note I only mentioned positive qualities and see if he would change his behavior in positive way. Passive aggressive is being angry and not saying anything. I’m making sure I mention positive qualities so I can see if he would react it this.
Millennials!! In my time we used to work for 💰 and save enough for retirement. It was better those days.
Think of it this way. Your job as an IC is to make your manager look good. You should feel proud that your manager was recognized for something that you did. It could’ve been someone else on your team too. As long as your manager recognizes that he was appreciated for the work that you did, it should be okay. My manager received an award for a cross-team collaboration that I lead as an IC. He recognized that it was my work that got him this award. I think that was the point he began investing more in me and develop my career. With that being said, if your manager leaves tomorrow and no one know you did the work then it’s kinda screwed given that work was good for supporting your promo or a raise.
Kick in his door and yell "what the fuck if up kyle?!?". No matter his name
raise it
To whom? Manager or skip?
talk to your manager first, but don't come off as confrontational. maybe it was a mistake