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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In an organization or institution, your work is the work of the organization.  If you work on a project, it is not Amy's Project, it is the Gizmo Company Cog Project.  Your name may never appear on anything associated with it, ever, no matter how much you contribute in writing, development, or research.  The client or boss or hierarchy may never know your hands touched it.  If you have a good boss, your boss will let the client and hierarchy know of your valuable contributions.  But the notion that you would be acknowledged and cc'd and that this would go forward as your work is not only naive, it's inappropriate.  Especially in a workplace that you know is hierarchical.  You describe it as "deliberate" but this is just business.  It's not about you in any way.  You were not left off the email.  You didn't belong on it.

As for the anecdote, why would you have been mentioned?  Again, you sound both naive and arrogant at the same time.  Kudos to you for passing on to your boss valuable info that he used for intel with the big boss and you made him look good.  THAT'S  YOUR REWARD.  That's exactly what you should be doing.  Making your boss look good.  And you did.  I can't imagine that you would think he was going to turn around and say "This anecdote was brought to me by Amy."

You really sound like you need to get your head straight."[/quote]

THIS - 1000 times.  You really sound young and immature.  The fact that your boss is using information you provided and/or work product is a positive thing.  If you need a pat on the back for everything you do, you will be sorely disappointed in the real world.  The only reason I would be concerned would be if your boss was using your information and rewrites and then gave you a review stating your work product was lacking. Otherwise, understand that by him using your work product, that is your acknowledgement that you are performing to an acceptable level.

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+1.  OP, that is your job.  Particularly if you have only been there a short time.  If you can't get comfortable with that and instead start making an issue of it, you aren't going to last long in the real world.  [/quote]

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