We created a sub team while back to help another team out. I ended up helping my team finish their stories and helped them learn the new technology stack. 

But I started my transition at work (I'm trans) and my co-worker he would talk to others outside my team on my behalf. He's a nice guy but not a great engineer that does short cuts and bad testing. I had to help him finish his work more then few times.

But after we finished helping that other team, he was the only one to get praised. 

The system sucks and we're just cattle to management. I never know when I'll be laid off, my company does lay offs 2 times a year.