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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks, this is OP.  What I struggle with is that I have so much proven potential and constantly feel like I’m standing right outside  a window peeking into a crack to the room where decisions are made.  Sometimes I hear my own ideas or versions of my presentations in those windows.  I have a stronger academic and professional background than 95 percent of the entire group and I regularly spend time on initiatives that are outside my core duties that almost always have eventually picked up speed and been further implemented.

I think being left out is driven by two things: 1) there are 1-2 middle manager at the level above me that I think feel threatened and don’t want to see me shine; 2) I have high expectations and seek out opportunities to work with peer and junior colleagues with the same work ethic and energy (I’ve been told that others feel left out; again I don’t manage any of these people).  I’m pretty direct and make my feelings known, which I know is not a good thing and I’m working on it.

One other complication is that for a few reasons completely outside my control and due to no negotiation or other efforts by me, I’m one of the most highly paid people in the group. I suspect (but don’t know for sure) that I earn more than anyone else at my level and potentially more than some of the people at the level above me (there’s only one layer between me and the head of our group).  So I think sometimes there might be a sense among managers that I should just shut up and do whatever I’m told.

So all of this has lead to a lot of FEELINGS for me: feeling left out, not respected, not recognized, and not given opportunities that let me lean into my talents. The feelings keep me up at all hours of the night and saddle me during the day at work.  It’s not a good place to be in, and I’ve got to get out of that headspace one way or another.  As someone (Toni Morrison?) once said, I know I’ve got to either find a new situation or change my feelings about this one.  And I’m feeling so stuck in both directions.

Thoughts, advice, real talk, I’ll take it all.  
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Yikes, this sounds less good than your initial description. I have more of a 50 hour a week job, making $100k less than you and hybrid, but there are no stress or feelings. [/quote]

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