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Hey edw519 If I left 10 companies because someone got promoted despite the fact that I did 3x the work, several questions would pop into my head: 1) Did the

Hey edw519 If I left 10 companies because someone got promoted despite the fact that I did 3x the work, several questions would pop into my head: 1) Did the company value what I was working 3x as hard on? 2) Did the company know that I was working 3x as hard? Was I able to demonstrate a tangible result of this extra effort? 3) What could I do differently so that this doesn't happen again? What can I learn from the person who did get promoted? Why has this happened 10x? Someone else mentioned a study of EQ vs. IQ -> I agree - after a certain point, IQ isn't the determining factor, how you enhance the abilities of the team (and make other team members feel) is also very important.

jen_h 14y ago
It doesn't make any sense to promote someone who keeps their head down and does three times the work without squawking. As an employee moves up the chain, they spend more time in meetings/managing, less time doing, they get paid more to add less to the bottom line. Unless it becomes obvious to those above that the 3x worker will leave without some recognition/challenge, nothing happens. When they get it, the pattern I've seen is Year 1: "Okay, how many awards can we give you and keep you in your current role?" Year 2: "Ugh, okay, what raises can we give you to keep you in your current role?" Year 3: "Alright, alright; how much headcount do we now need to justify to replace you after we promote you? Three? Seriously? Holy cow, get the checkbook..." If a 3x-the-work person stews silently and just leaves in a huff without communicating what it is that they want from their chain of command, they miss on all that fun (and several rounds of salary bump).