FloatingPancake
FloatingPancake

Struggling with Credit Thief Daily😒

I have an onshore counterpart, one level above me. We two are setting up the project and conducting workshops. The problems I have are:

  1. I work in the B shift from 2 PM to 11 PM since the client is in PST. But i login usually at 10-11
  2. My onshore counterpart works in EST but logs in very late.
  3. Although I work in the B shift, I often extend until 1 AM because I am preparing all the PPTs and doing research. I have to explain everything I do daily for 2-3 hours. She schedules meetings during the PST afternoon to present that work.
  4. It has been 2 months of the same routine. In every weekly stand-up, she gets appreciation as if she did the work and research, without giving me any credit.
  5. I can escalate the issue, but no one will listen because she has been here for 12 years, whereas I joined a year ago. She has strong networking with the leadership, which I lack.
  6. I can ask for release, but I like this project and have provided solutions for some challenging gaps. I feel very bad because I work for 16-18 hours per day. She could schedule the meeting in the PST morning, but she purposely schedules it in the PST afternoon and gets the credit for my work.

PS: i saw her creating a transcript to read during the meeting

Do people like this really exist? If you have personal commitments, why come to work? Don’t you have a conscience and feel guilty about stealing credit for others’ work? Nowadays, there are many posts related to stopping gender-based reservations. Is it because of situations like this?

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WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean
TCS5mo

I believe you need to make efforts to get due recognition. If you are critical and she cannot present without you then you can stop working after 11 pm ist, if that's not the option then start looping customers and internal stakeholders while sharing those ppts but somehow you should make an effort to get the recognition. such people grow faster leaving hardworking and genuine people like you behind and then causing frustration and anger.

FloatingPancake
FloatingPancake

@SlightPush : what are your suggestions bro?

• I am planning to send the updates but not give her the gyan of what I’ve done throughout the day, so she won’t have enough details to present to the stakeholders. • I started sending the final outcomes directly to my reporting manager, looping her in. • I also spoke with my manager one-on-one, sharing my screen to show how this is happening regularly. I showed him all the emails I’ve sent, the meetings she schedules during PST, and how it ends up looking like her contribution at the end of the day. He advised me not to extend my workday past 11 PM and to keep him in the loop on all email communications.

Now i am thinking she will cook something against me for sure😃😃😃

FluffyRaccoon
FluffyRaccoon
TCS5mo

Its Good that you are keeping your RM looped in... You will be in a good place don't worry 😊..

ZippyMochi
ZippyMochi

Don't fight for recognition. Doesn't mean anything. As long as you're happy with work and pay, you're fine. Ignore her.

WigglyCoconut
WigglyCoconut

This don’t work for long run. you will be the one losing your credibility at the end of the day. if not today but someday. people never care about your hardwork, you will only be appreciated for the output you give. if its your hardwork then nobody else deserves the appreciation claps but only you.

ZippyMochi
ZippyMochi

So you'd pick getting empty awards like employee of the month/year over a good hike in salary?

Recognition doesn't mean shit in the real world buddy, no one cares how many clients you handled or what you did for them in your last job. Even you're going to forget most of the work you did over time.

What will last? Cold hard cash in the bank.

It's stupid to jeopardize your job just for your bosses and colleagues to know what a good job you're doing. If you weren't doing your job, you wouldn't be there in the first place or you won't last long.

GigglyMuffin
GigglyMuffin

I think many have responded with similar thoughts. Adding more points- The most easiest thing to do to get noticed (tried and tested) is to speak up in presentations. Your agenda should to be present the work you did … if she’s not on board to allow you to present, you can suggest that you can take alternate weeks to present. Consolidate your plan, show roadmaps and present. Do not share this ppt until the day you are presenting. Be very confident in your work.

DancingPickle
DancingPickle

Exactly 💯

QuirkyMochi
QuirkyMochi

If I were you, I will find the next important meeting day and will go on leave couple of days before without preparing the presentation.So she cannot do this without you. Then things will change for you. If you do this thing one more time. Then mostly your problem will be resolved.

FloatingPancake
FloatingPancake

I tried that option as well, 🤣 i told her my granny passed away, taking emergency leave for 4 days.. she was like “My deepest condolences, but can you send the decks before you log off and give me the background.. project timeline is critical , i have back to back meetings with project, dont have time for all these”. I dono what those meetings are

QuirkyMochi
QuirkyMochi

😂😂. But u made a small mistake over there, u could have left for the day and then should have dropped an email about your unavailability for the next couple of days due to so and so reason.

DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato
TCS5mo

Hello

One thing I can understand is that she don't give credit to you. You better setup one meeting with her one to one and explain her. If she listens and changes her way...fine Else Better come out as soon as possible.

You will have a good Project and managers in other places

She wants you and your work and not you.

You can survive any where and not she

FloatingPancake
FloatingPancake

She is my senior, and long term emp here; i wont be listened

DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato
TCS5mo

Step1: Explain her - Listing is up to her Step2: Skip her and explain to next level
Else Step3: Get out of that worst place

This is with my experience, I had faced the issue.

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