It's not necessarily a binary choice: you can do the same work, but be more strategic about how you promote it, before, during and after. Before - make sure 3-

It's not necessarily a binary choice: you can do the same work, but be more strategic about how you promote it, before, during and after. Before - make sure 3-5 key people know that you're working on something cool and are bought in During - make sure any potential disrupters know about your work and see it as important (also minimizing the chances of someone crushing the project halfway through) After - making a case to your line manager / promotion committee so it gets the rewards it deserved. Otherwise, you've got a strategy for doing work that you personally may find rewarding, but which is unlikely to result in the career gains you want.