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> I have seen people share into our slack channels lol I had to do this at my last job. My manager would say I need more visibility, share it with X team since

> I have seen people share into our slack channels lol I had to do this at my last job. My manager would say I need more visibility, share it with X team since it touches on their work. Then I'd have to be like "Hey we just launched this project/feature, look at it!" And nobody in that team's channel would comment on it. I felt the exact way you're describing - I'm sharing something into a channel just to seem important. I'm not sure how to reconcile the need for visibility, there's probably more subtle ways. Or alternatively being in the channel for a while and being part of discussions there rather than popping in just to give myself visibility when there's something worth showing.

betenoire 3y ago
I share your feeling. Here are some answers I've come up with for myself. If you want engagement... Your manager got you to share it by directly asking you to. You will have better luck receiving feedback if you follow that lead. You asked them to look at it, and got discouraged by the lack of any reciprocity. Ask for engagement, if that's what you feel like you want. One effective way for me to do this is to share my assumptions. :) If you don't want to feel like you are playing that "importance" game... Play it on behalf of your team, instead of you. Give kudos to everyone around you. And be genuine about it.