Is there something you do that is critical? How many are there? Do you get credit for them? A raise? When the kids were all home, I wrote this.
I make the milk
With up to 9 kids (we have 10) and 2 adults at home, we drink a lot of milk. There isn’t enough room in our 2 refrigerators to keep enough fresh milk. We use powdered milk instead.
Me, in the morning, getting ready to make the milk.
Every morning I get up early and write. When I am done I make breakfast for myself. The milk is usually gone. Sometimes I grumble a little. Why is it always me? Everyone uses it. Can’t they make it too? Then I go ahead and make the milk. Occasionally I remind my wife that I made the milk. She can’t leave me for another man. He might not make the milk in the morning. (Truth be told: she makes it more than I do, but I can’t have her believing I am totally useless.)
Do you “make the milk” at work? Are there indispensable chores you do? Then you need to remind your boss of them every week or at least quarterly. Put them in your weekly, monthly or quarterly reports to your boss. He needs to be reminded.
Since you are reporting what you do as routine every week, you’d better add what the extra things are that you do every week. Write how you saved money, speeded things up, or made a customer happy. Don’t forget to include training you gave or received.
There is no way that your boss can possibly know all the important things you do. He has his own job. Giving him a weekly, monthly and quarterly report reminds him. It also gives him a weekly opportunity to think of new projects to give you. It forces him to think of your career.
Make the milk. Then make sure you get the credit. It really will help your career.
Something To Do Today
In your job journal make a list of the things you do every day, week and month. What do you take care of so your boss doesn’t have to worry? Keep adding to the list. Friday, write up the list and give it to your boss. You may just surprise him with how much you did this week.
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Tomorrow: Guerilla gardening
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