Is it me or is the workplace overrun with people trying to snatch credit from others?
I seem to have had a string of managers during my career who are professionals at this. Mainly as they did little work themselves, so taking credit for our work was second nature.
As a result, I've always heaped praise onto my own team members as I know how it feels. Actually I've gone further and kicked started some amazing projects and passed them onto team members to execute on to give them a head start, no manager has ever done this for me.
Of all things... the latest is I planned a learnathon a few weeks ago, and as a new(ish) lead I wanted to get everyone together and get to know my new team.
Of course people chipped into the agenda and we had some guest speakers arranged but ultimately it was my initiative. As soon as it took shape and looked to be a success, people are circling saying acting like it was their own initiative, claiming they were at the helm of it, my own manger included. Eventually I just backed off as it was making me feel weird, I mean if people want to leap and glory hunt then go for it.
Emails even flew around after and people were calling out everyone supposedly who came up with it all and i was mentioned right at the end in the same breath as my manager who essentially travelled to it and nothing else but more than gave the impression it was all them.
Drives me mad!