Tired of not being recognised

Walmart
josh_ds

Go to company page Walmart

josh_ds
Apr 30, 2021 28 Comments

Hi Blind community,

Have been thinking about it a lot but couldn’t find answers or explanation about why this happened. Asking for your help/suggestions

To start with , I lost my offer from PayPal and Uber as a Data Scientist in March 2020. And ended up accepting Walmart (low pay and at a lower level).

However I took this as a learning opportunity and aimed to get promoted in a year. I believe I contributed and worked a lot. I contributed in design, modelling and app deployments.
In my 1-1 my manager always praised me and told me I am doing a great work and continue doing that. He even promised me a promotion
But I was denied a promotion on the accounts of visibility.

I feel extremely upset as I believe I worked hard for it and I deserved it. I was required to code and develop the product and I did! Idk what was missing from my side. I spoke to my seniors (who I work with ) and they all seemed very positive about my promotion.

I feel so unsuccessful as compared to my friends who are not even doing half of work as I do and getting maybe double or triple the salary.

I feel my peers in my team know a lot less than me ( I have had conversations and could easily gauge ) but since they talk a lot they tend to be “popular” and probably are gaining more than me. But I always thought nothing matters more than your work and it’s always recognised.
But there have been multiple instances when the reality is just so opposite.
I believe this is not something what I thought work is gonna be when I was in college.

#career #newgrad

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TOP 28 Comments
  • This is a common mistake of hardcore engineers. In short when you have an accomplishment, you should try to share it to a wide audience. "Hey everyone, i did something cool and i wanted to share it with you all, we can celebrate it together".

    This is ok because you sound a little on the young side so not much time is wasted, you learned this lesson early.

    Now learn how to talk about your work and you will be a dual threat
    Apr 30, 2021 2
    • Walmart
      josh_ds

      Go to company page Walmart

      josh_ds
      OP
      I can very well talk about what I did. But i don’t showoff much thinking that this is what I get paid for.And what’s there to show off in something for which you were hired for.
      I understand what you are conveying , just feel awkward while doing such things.
      Apr 30, 2021
    • Snap / Eng
      Born Again

      Go to company page Snap Eng

      Born Again
      Young padawan, put yourself in the shoes of those responsible for performance management, i.e., your manager and skips. If you don’t brag, unless they are actively tracking everybody, they don’t have a way to know what you did. That’s why you need to do some bragging or at least make sure you’ll have good advocates in the panel.
      Apr 30, 2021
  • What does “lost my offer” mean? It was rescinded?

    Keep chugging. Or switch companies which is the best option when you don’t get recognized.
    Apr 30, 2021 2
    • Walmart
      josh_ds

      Go to company page Walmart

      josh_ds
      OP
      Yes, it was rescinded. And yes I believe I need to start preparing and switch. But I just feel my one year efforts went in vain and I am one year behind in my career. Not there where I wanted to be or worked for it.
      Apr 30, 2021
    • Uber
      !realDara

      Go to company page Uber

      !realDara
      You have one more year of experience and projects you have worked on. Careers are not linear unless you choose to measure them with a single metric.
      Apr 30, 2021
  • You are right.

    You get paid for coding
    You get promoted for visibility
    Apr 30, 2021 1
    • Walmart
      josh_ds

      Go to company page Walmart

      josh_ds
      OP
      Aptly put.

      Wish I knew this earlier. My manager made me believe that promotion was right around the corner. But yeah, if he would have been more clear on what was the missing link or what’s the correct path to climb up the ladder , I would have actively worked on those skills. It’s my first full time job and it was naive for me to expect that from management.
      Apr 30, 2021
  • Snap / Eng
    Born Again

    Go to company page Snap Eng

    Born Again
    Consider that the environment may not be ideal. If popularity is what creates value in your team’s culture, look outside, where technical work is the priority.

    I had a hard time accepting this, but companies are complex systems with complex parts too. The company may be wrong or have a bad culture, but always look for what you offer within that context, and gravitate towards what’s compatible.
    Apr 30, 2021 3
    • Snap / Eng
      Born Again

      Go to company page Snap Eng

      Born Again
      Don’t take it personally. The company stakeholders care about others doing the work. Whatever gets the work done is fine, and the company won’t change if things are working okay for the stakeholders. Only large-scale employee issues have a chance of being addressed.

      With that being said, you can create momentum for change by speaking up to sensible leaders, but don’t have any expectations and work on empowering yourself with options.

      Accept that, even if you’re great, the company may be better off without you and that’s okay. The company is there to make money first, not to satisfy employees. It’s hard to accept at first, but put yourself in the shoes of a stakeholder too.
      Apr 30, 2021
    • Walmart
      josh_ds

      Go to company page Walmart

      josh_ds
      OP
      That sounds practical and perfect. Thank you! Facing this for the first time got too overwhelming for me.
      Apr 30, 2021
  • Nutanix
    titanix

    Go to company page Nutanix

    titanix
    Don’t take this the wrong way, but this is all on you, deal with it instead of moan about it.

    Maybe you have to work a little harder then your friends..so do it. If you are unhappy..express that clearly and ask for a path towards a promotion next round.

    It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
    Apr 30, 2021 2
    • Walmart
      josh_ds

      Go to company page Walmart

      josh_ds
      OP
      I agree I can’t whine but must move on. I love coding and studying and I don’t shy away from hard work.
      I was always praised on the quality or speed of my work. But I don’t understand how is it in corporate culture.
      Why do people who know so less and talk more get so easily promoted and someone with good depth of knowledge (talking about other few whom I know) is ignored!
      Can’t the leadership spot the difference between who actually implements the product and the one who just talks!
      Apr 30, 2021
    • New
      Yolo OTM

      New

      Yolo OTM
      If you think management is going to come looking into every measly line of code you wrote, you are in for a big shock. The corporate world doesn’t work that way.
      If you did the work, display it like a peacock else be ready to get mauled. It’s your responsibility to show others why you bring value, they can’t be guessing and searching for your git commits.
      Apr 30, 2021