I haven't worked or interviewed at many places where management was competent enough to prevent that from happening. Example: I was working somewhere as an emp

I haven't worked or interviewed at many places where management was competent enough to prevent that from happening. Example: I was working somewhere as an employee. They had a contractor, who was probably billing 3x as much hourly, who wasn't as talented. He was the team lead, so he took every opportunity to trash my reputation. If his bosses realized I was more productive than him, he might lose his gravy train. There was nothing I could do. By the time I realized what was happening, all the management thought I was useless.