Here are three key indicators that you are being edged out at work:
- Work is no longer coming to you . When your career is booming, you’ll notice you’re consistently busy. You’re being asked to join meetings and committees, and your time is well-accounted for at work. When people decide that your work isn’t up to par, they stop asking you to join teams or to sit in on meetings. Others begin to take the lead. Which leads us to point 2:
- You are suddenly being supervised for work you used to do independently: If you used to run a project or a program, and suddenly, a new associate is brought in to help you, or someone is hired above you to direct it — watch out. If people begin to ask a lot of questions about or take over aspects of programs you used to run – begin to ask yourself about the quality of your work and of your relationships at work.
- You are no longer being sought out for advice — Your best bet for career happiness is to become really good at something — to develop expertise for something you care about and are uniquely interested in. It doesn’t matter what this thing is. If you develop a reputation as being really, really good at something, then you’ll be able to find your niche and prove your value, and really enjoy what you do. If, however, you are not seen as good at what you do, people won’t reach out for advice. This is a sure sign that you are not valued where you are for the work that you do.
What do you think? Have you been fired, or sensed that you needed to move into a new position or move on from a current role?
What advice would you give to people so that they could read the signs about their success within an organization?
