columbia1 Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I was asked to get more involved in an area of work that, up to this summer, was not done by anyone. Now that I am involved, and am hearing from people that they need more help in certain areas, I have tried to do that do. Now that I have gotten involved, another person (and their colleague) have decided it is their responsibility. I tried to gather information both informally and formally to help support a few departments, now they are asking for their own information (behind my back! - found out through the grapevine) to put the responsibility and control of this work back in their hands. I am feeling really angry that up until the minute I was involved, no one wanted to help. I should be glad, and am glad, they are now getting the attention they deserve. But given that I put out a survey to gather information, and they put out a similar one ... I think it makes me look bad, and that they are now trying to take over what was originally something I was doing ... like I couldn't handle it or something. I don't know what to do, because I have a boss telling me to do this with other colleagues telling me to stay out of it. I'm just offended, and angry, because I don't understand why it can't be my responsibility ... or a shared one. Any advice?
Tayla Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 As a Queen once said...Let them eat cake! Sorry to say, some folks love riding in on the tail end of a project and claiming all the glory....This sounds like the environment you are surrounded by. Respectfully tell the co-workers that you can manage this detail and if they have "suggestions", then they can write them down and use them on their own future project. You have an opportunity here to step up and be accountable for your own efforts. Don't let them steal your thunder....
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