You do great work, why aren’t you getting promoted?
You’re not alone
According to a Gallup survey, around 67% of employees in the U.S. feel as if raises and promotions are passing them by, leaving them with feelings of underappreciation or lack of recognition. It can be frustrating to watch others, who sometimes have less skills or experience than you do, move up the company ladder, while your solid work seems to go unnoticed. Why do some people get better opportunities while others flatline?
The truth is, it’s not enough these days to simply do a good job. From your company’s point of view, doing a good job is the baseline minimum of what they expect from you. It’s what you “should be doing in the first place” in other words. Showing up on time, doing your duties, and not slouching off is wonderful, but what about that makes you worth more to the company? In order to get a raise or promotion, you have to be percieved as being more valuable in some way(s). That doesn’t always mean working harder however. Often, it means working smarter, and understanding how the game works just a little better.
Here are 12 tips that will help you to start being appreicated more at work, that you can start doing today!
