My senior at work whom I am close to was talking about getting this pitch deck outsourced from overseas because it had to be just right. I am very apt with the skill/work required (which is however not my j.d and not my department) and offered to do it instead. It would have cost her a lot to get it done from elsewhere and understandably lesser with me. I thought if it’s paid work, I might as well get my skills worth.
I worked hard to submit best possible deck to her within 2 days which she really liked. When I asked her how much she’s willing to pay me she responded with a “Oh, you’re on payroll. It’s not company policy“.
I asked: “You were paying for it anyways, so should I not have done it?”
Her: “Sure, don’t the next time”.
I am crushed and losing motivation to work the extra mile anymore. I put a lot of time into it. Should I not let my work at the company be affected by this or speak with her again?