Steve Jones - Editor (3/5/2009)
If a manager doesn't appreciate what you've done, re-examine it and be sure that you have gone above and beyond. Talk to someone else you trust and see if you have really done more than others.
Very good point. I had a former colleague who was very sure that he was a top-class performer, that he did far above what was required. Unfortunately his beliefs and reality differed somewhat.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability