I had a similar experience in the Legal field of all things. I was only a few years in, so could still relate to and be approachable by newbies. I kept my doo

I had a similar experience in the Legal field of all things. I was only a few years in, so could still relate to and be approachable by newbies. I kept my door open (we had our own offices too!) and folks would wander in with questions all day that I would answer. The result was that my annual review was meh. They recognized and appreciated my work helping the department as a whole, but my individual metrics were lacking. As I had a family to feed, I just started keeping my door closed and cranking out my own work. My reviews then imporoved. I realized that the large law firm just didn't have a system in place to reward the work I was previously doing, so I adjusted to what they wanted. "There is no spoon." :-)