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How to take credit of your work when your manager is presenting it to senior manager as his own work?

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Question added by Muhammad Bilal Nasir , Accounts Analyst , ABB Power & Automation (Pvt.) Ltd.
Date Posted: 2013/09/21
Ali Al-Attar
by Ali Al-Attar , Founder , Iraqi Technological Academy

Two words: "document it".

 

Do not approach him/her verbally, send him/her an email with your idea/work and that is a solid proof that it is coming from you and not from anyone else ;)

 

Yes, I have done that many times and it always worked :D

Touseef -Ur-Rehman
by Touseef -Ur-Rehman , Executive officer , SGS

Always give reports in written form along with your signatures on it and try to make them complex making it hard for the manger to present.

Kashif Mehmood
by Kashif Mehmood , Sr. Sales Manager , Friesland Campina Engro Pakistan Limited

Never show all your cards. if your boss is habitual of getting credit over your assignments, then keep one or more factors yet to be explanined. when he would be called for explanation he will try to contact you this will make the top management reveal regarding the initiator

Muhammad Bilal Nasir
by Muhammad Bilal Nasir , Accounts Analyst , ABB Power & Automation (Pvt.) Ltd.

It may work but it may offend your manager

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