Every job I’ve had, I’ve become that “go to” person that knows everything, has seen everything, can fix everything. I come in on time, am rarely sick, try to schedule my vacation days with plenty of notice. Essentially, I’m always the office “ol’reliable”.
I always thought this was a good thing – buckling down, learning my job, being a low maintenance employee – every managers dream, right?
But I’ve started to notice a pattern, and I’ve seen plenty of posts here of the same, I almost always get passed up for a promotion because I’m “too valuable” where I’m at (but when I ask for my pay to reflect that value, they say “ha, no” and then I’m back job hunting).
I’m at that point now, where I’ve been told I’m not making any more money and I’m not going anywhere so – how do I prevent this from happening again at my next job?