BellaV:
My dear, I totally understand that feeling. You need to understand that he is the head of your department so technically any success and progress from his team is a win for him. The Oga’s just want result not who contributed to the result. Ask yourself? Are you there to work, gain experience and contribute to development of the organization or you are there to get a pat on the back for a job welldone? As long as you are good at what you do and you do it diligently. Your light can’t hide. Your time will come.

Don’t ever be on your boss bad book even if he’s a slowpoke. Don’t. Let your boss so depend on you that without you he can’t get results that way he will start giving you the respect and acknowledgement you deserve. Asskiss with wisdom.

I completely agree with you. the boded is key. Thanks for your contribution

samuelchimmy:
I think I can give my own migre quota....
Sir first of all this is a job,and not your personal business
Do not resent your boss,believe me 'most' bosses are like that
Keep doing your best- don't decide to do lesser than you can do because of your boss..
You never can tell how you will shine. ..
Lastly your boss is your friend ,you can ask for favours (don't know if that's ethical though)

Thanks for taking time to contribute.

Agbaletu:
Take it cool. It depends on the policy of your company. Where I work, a manager dare not say "we". He is responsible for whatever happens in his department. He must always say "I". Whatever he gets at the end of every appraisal will also get to his subordinates.

thanks

Wtfork:
Op , its a good thing you brought this issue here.
I actually experienced this same situation some time ago and I'll just share my experience with you. My boss was so lazy that he never did any work in the office. I was always the one doing all the work and he was taking credit for the good performance. To make things worst , my office had a structure that works in the local government and report to the headquarter. So there was no way the head quarters would be aware that I was the one doing the work and not him. However I still had to work for my own personal growth and build up my file.
When things got Worst it resulted to a case of monkey they work baboon De chop.
I could not bear the pain anymore I just had to damn the consequences and let things spoil.
My brother na so we de look each other face for office o.. after about two months of consecutive poor performance the management at headquarters noticed and had to sanction him. Nobody told him before he seat up. He started work and doing his part , at least my work load reduced , I don't even care if he takes all the credit as long as we are doing the work together .
My suggestion, I think you need to reduce your inputs and the kind of energy you put in at work, your boss will finaly realise that things have changed and start respecting you more thereby giving you some accolades . However , be ready for a battle you also have to conquer because he will start seeing you as an enemy or some sort of competitor.
After this, he will realise he actually can't do without you!! That's my story ..

Thanks for your contribution

osuofia2:
Op I no how you feel but just simmer down a bit. This is Nigeria.. Just maintain good relationship with him you did be surprise that he will recommend you during appraisal's for promotion... If you show your self you go hear am.. Mind you he can go snitch on you by telling the GMD about you by then you won't be there. Never outshine your master.. Rule no 1

I absolutely agree with you. Thanks for your contribution

ShamsBarack:
I have some questions for you.

1. Is this your first job?
2. Is this the line of career you want to pursue?

The reason why I'm asking is because as someone who has been working for quite sometime now, I know that at different times, my boss has taken direct credit for some of the new ideas that I brought into the department. Some other times, I get to get the credit. Since this seems to be the only thing that you've introduced into your organization, I'll advice you simmer down for a while. Trust me, a golden fish usually has no hiding place. With time, and maybe not even too long from now, the bosses will know who actually brings all those ideas.

Just continue doing your work and focus less on who takes the credit. With time, it'll definitely be clear who does the work.

Well its not my first job its my third job in 8yrs. & yes its in the line of my chosen career. Though its the first coy where office politic is so fierce. Many thanks for taking time to contribute.

MrOpp:
My brother we no d quarrel nah, ;Dall the same thanks for our contribution

Were did i say that we are quarreling?

For me it's ok as long as I get the best ranking/appraisal from him or her at the end of the year. Every system know their productive people, good work does not hide

MrOpp:
Hello my fellow NLers,

I have been spending quite sometime on this forum recently, TBH, it has been informative, entertaining & quite educative.

I am presently in a dilemma and I need urgent input from experienced NLers, I believe we have experienced career people here that must have gone through what am going through at the moment.

I got a job about 6months ago, its quite a good job, thanks to Nairaland job section, on resumption I notice there was a total overhaul of my dept, all former staff were fired and we were employ to replace them. I resume same day with my Dept Manager two months later a junior officer was employ to join us.

I have had a fantastic relationship with my manager the past six months, and we are in good terms, we drive home together everyday, we chat, have quality conversation, even lunch together etc. but am really becoming worried about something else....

My manger seems to take credit for all my work, he somehow deny me opportunity to prove my worth to top management. Now I will give you a typical instance.

Whenever our GMD comes around, there is always a meeting with one rep from each dept. not neccessarily the departmental head, in his absence am suppose to represent the department, he denies me of opportunity like this.


He has on many occassions deny my opportunity to meet the GMD on job related issues, when the GMD needs to see someone from my dept. or sign some documents even in his absence, he either call me to handover documents to the GMD secretary or send an office assistant to drop the document.

Furthermore, on resumption, I noticed the coy still run their account dept manually, an accounting software was introduce, a software i have used for years, which he (my Manager) is not familiar with, though after the software was deploy, we were trained, even after the training he seems not to know his way around the software interface, i single handedly automated all historial data for the previous 2yrs, and my manager took the credit at the magt meetings. Without even mentioning my name, its really annoying.

I am totally pissed right not cos, he just got a pay rise courtesy to the successful deployment and automation of the accounting system, which he knows absolutely nothing about, which i singledhandedly, paintstakingly work on for over 6months even investing my Saturdays.

The above is one instance out of so many.

I expect a manager to represent work done my the department he manages as "WE in so & so dept" I have overheard him many times using "I".

He personally ask me not to pass any dept info to mgt staff member, and all enquiries should be refered to him. I feel he doesnt want me to shine.

I need advise from fellow NLers who have gone through similar situation.

This is not really going well with me.

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mapet:
@OP, let me be brutally-frank in stating the following (you are at liberty to reject these submission tho)

YOU ARE MAKING SOME DEFAULT MISTAKES OF SMART NEW RECRUITS.

1. With this mindset? You'RE few clicks away from getting into trouble. More like your boss is baiting you and you're falling for it. He's most likely seeing through you....the frustration, the impatience, the anger and other stuffs
2. I am more worried for you that are you concerned about "your work" and stuffs like that at this stage of your career? In fact, what you are currently being measure on is your ability to be a potential leader..i.e. a team player, a good steward and a good servant (not a loner)..and a cardinal aspect of that includes your ability to serve. If you are at this stage worried and complaining about your manager "taking credit for your work", the signal you're sending is that if you're a GM, you will soon be complaining that the GMD is "taking credit for your work" to the Board?
3. Someone advised you (albeit less-wisdom) to copy a superior officer in your correspondences...... Even the superior officer will frown at such "un-tempered ambition". You need to get into the mind of your superiors a bit. The moment your boss's boss condone such acts (allowing you to correspond to him directly and not through your manager) = your manager is at liberty to do same to him.
4. YOU NEED TO RESPECT YOUR MANAGER. Have you ever considered why this guy was employed as the manager and you as a subordinate? Because his profile, experience and total package is better than yours. At the moment he offers better value to the organisation.
5. Why are you so overtly ambitious to see the GMD? Why can you not simply relax and let your work speak for you? Have you bothered to check if you have overtly demonstrated this ambition of yours and your manager has seen it hence his decision to suppress you? You seem to have given out all your aces and he knows your "moves"; explains why he doesn't want you to attend meetings in his absence or see the GMD on-on-one.
6. On the issue of the new accounting software, I tell you (as someone who led information systems in the corporate world for over 7yrs), your knowledge of how to use the accounting software above your manager hardly counts for much in the grand scheme of things. You are rated on this, you manager is rated on the delivery and accuracy of the end product - The Financials. The management will not scold him for not knowing how to use the software.....they will rather scold him for not using you guys to use the software to effect.

Pls get some things right
1. The journey to the top is arduous, challenging and tasking. It requires physical and mental fitness, and you have to fit for the marathon. You will be muscled, bruised, out-witted, taken advantage on (you may/will also do same..). For each you need to learn how to navigate your way through these hurdles. It requires patients, smarts and wisdom.
2. Don't make a move ahead of the time for the move. Be like a cat (Lion, Tiger, Jaguar etc) that waits patiently for the right moment before it pounces. If you "jump" before time, you miss the prize....and people who are less capable than you will be rewarded
3. Make your manager feel comfortable (even if you hate his guts). Let him feel you're not a threat. Even if you want to scheme for his position..... take him off your scent. Your time to seize the moment will surely come. For example, I always refer to the root of my biggest career break as that one time I taught my former HR manager some aspects in excel (something simple, trivial and of no consequences), she was so impressed with my conduct that she never forgot me. From there she recommended the company "disconnected" outsourcing that aspect of training and made it internal. I was asked to train a whole exploration department.....from there I was invited to join a meeting/project team mid-way to "volunteer my opinion" on an aspect.....from there I was asked to permanently join the project team......from there the project team was sent to the UK for a 2 weeks training/workshop/strategy session......at the workshop I distinguished myself.........back in the country I was one of the people given public acknowledgement by the MD.......from their the ED invited me for an informal interview for a new position........on and on. Prior to this I was like you. I was "burned" for about 3 frustrating years, before I let wisdom work and not my frustration.
4. This may or may not work, I suggest you change your strategy - make it a priority to continue to do a damn good job, then let it look like you don't care beyond that point. Push your good ideas to your boss. Let him get "uncomfortable-until-he-hears-from-you". Increase the output of your department through him. Let the bigger and better results continue to churn out......if he fails to recognize you and others in the team, then one day he'll do himself in. Even if you don't get rewarded on this job, if you keep at this pace, you'll have simply prepared yourself for a bigger and better position on your next job.

Regards

Did you take time to type this for this guy. I hail thee. Keep up the good work.

Simpsonrocket:

Did you take time to type this for this guy. I hail thee. Keep up the good work.

I gat to do that when I did. I hate to see young talent go to waste for "school boy errors"