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Your boss scans as
The Credit Thief
MILD TRAITS · YOUR WORK, THEIR SLIDE DECK
Your boss loves a spotlight and isn’t careful about whose work is standing in it. Some credit-grabbing, a bit of interrupting, but not much blame or intimidation. Annoying and career-limiting, not dangerous.
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WHAT TIPPED IT · THEIR ANSWERS
What this readout means
Credit-grabbing without blame-shifting is the mildest version of workplace narcissism. It costs you visibility rather than safety. The fix is mostly structural: make your work visible upward through channels they don’t control, in writing, with your name on it. Bosses like this rarely change, but they can be worked around.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Send written summaries of your work to stakeholders, copying your boss. Paper trails travel.
- Ask for a skip-level conversation once a quarter. Framed as development, it’s hard to refuse.
- Keep a running “wins” file with dates. Performance reviews reward receipts.
WHAT TO SAY · SCRIPTS FOR THIS READOUT
How to raise it
- “Quick note for the record: the model behind slide six was mine. Happy to walk anyone through it.”
- “I noticed my analysis went up without my name on it. Going forward, can we credit the author?”
- “I’d like to present my own section in Thursday’s review. It’ll save you the prep time.”
How to set the line
- “As discussed, I’ll send the summary to the stakeholders directly and copy you.”
- “I’m going to attach my name to the work I author. That’s standard, and I’d like to keep it.”
- “I’d like a skip-level conversation this quarter. It’s for my development, not a complaint.”
When they push back
- “It’s not about ego. It’s about my work being visible when review time comes.”
- “I understand you present the team’s work. I’m asking that the team’s names travel with it.”
- “I hear you. I’ll keep sending written summaries anyway, so the record is clear.”
Say them in your own words. The point is to have something ready before the conversation, not to read from a card.
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