Feeling Unappreciated at Work? Change Who It’s For

Read Time:9 Minute, 49 Second You stayed late to get it finished. You caught the mistake before it went out. You covered the shift nobody wanted, cleaned the thing nobody else cleans, and fixed the problem before anyone knew there was one. Then Monday came, and nobody said a word. Not a thank you. Not a nod. The person who turned up late and did half the work got the same pay and, as far as you can tell, the same opinion from the boss. You keep doing the work well. You are just not sure why anymore. If you are feeling unappreciated at work, you have probably already heard the usual advice. Ask for feedback. Talk to your manager. Update your CV. Maybe you have tried some of it. The feeling is still there at the end of the shift, and lately it has been turning into something harder. Some days it feels like resentment. Other days it feels like not caring at all, and that one scares you more.

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