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Wait a minute, where is my reward?

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Tonmoy Goswami

What happens when a selected bunch of young people get to meet their company’s Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer (CIO) over dinner in a picturesque farm house?

Intriguing discussions! Discussions that varies from public speaking, work-life balance, career choices, attrition, motivation & what drives it, leadership among various others.

None of the questions thrown were easy, but one question from a friend left me wondering. The question was, ” What should you do when someone steals your credit at office?” In other words, what if you did a great job and then your supervisor(let’s say) steals the credit in front of the team/manager.

Do you -

1. Fight it off & reclaim your credit.

2. Complain to his/her supervisor.

3. Let it go & keep doing your best.

4. Cry yourself to sleep?

5. None of these. Then what else?

After a riveting discussion & experience sharing, it was concluded that letting it go is the best thing to do in the long run. Self-esteem is the ultimate answer, I believe. If you know that you’re awesome, if you know that you’ve it in you, if you know that no one can stop you, then NO ONE actually can. Period.

What do you think?

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  • Sukumar Rajagopal

    Nice post Tonmoy. I don’t remember my answer. Your point on self esteem is insightful. I think that is likely the right answer.

    • http://www.tonmoydreamlab.com Tonmoy Goswami

      Thanks a lot, Sukumar for your response. As far as I remember you suggested to let it go. You told us about your career & it was really nice. Thanks again.