Beware the opposite trap: once you get a reputation for being a team player willing to do work that nobody else will, people will appreciate you but also throw

Beware the opposite trap: once you get a reputation for being a team player willing to do work that nobody else will, people will appreciate you but also throw more of this kind of work your way. After a few years you may wonder why you are not being promoted and find out that your reputation is now of someone who cannot handle a large project. Fighting my way out of this particular pit right now and learning how to say no a lot more often.