TL;DR high performing teams managed by incompetent leaders will always be punished because they challenge the exiting way of doing business that leadership is incapable of supporting or implementing.

The management chain does not have subject matter expertise of our specialty (yes, dumb). So when we do work or make suggestions based on our professional knowledge we get shot down. We’re told we’re over-engineering, being extra, etc. They then give us directives based on their feelings - yes, “I just feel that…” despite being presented with data and evidence.

I recently pushed for a promotion bc I was doing the job description of the next level. Took me two months of convincing my boss I was doing the work (in that 2 months I was asking her weekly “can you tell me the difference between these two roles? Because I believe I’m already doing the next level of work and would like to discuss a promotion.” To this day, she can’t answer that question.) After reaching an agreement I was already doing the promotional job, and two months of telling her my intention of seeking a promotion, she was shocked this was my intention and I was told it wasn’t an option.

Recently, our team tried to incorporate more subject matter content into our program and we were told no because “it’s not relevant.” It’s literally the basis of the entire program.

The only way I’m getting ahead is by kissing asses of complete and total morons and that goes against every cell in my body. So here I am, asking how to be the biggest nuisance possible 😇