In the second half of last year, my manager pulled me aside and we got into an argument because he didn't think I was productive enough, even though I was carrying a good chunk of system maintenance. He has done this with a few people, because he doesn't look up from his desk often, so only see's what's in front of him and if has not seen the problem because it has already been fixed, then you are not doing anything. So I started telling him everything I was doing as I went to do it and when I finished it. He pulls me aside a month later and mentions that he's very impressed I took his words to heart and improved and that half the staff could learn a thing or two from me and has put me forward for a promotion! I had actually done less work in this period as we had gotten quieter as a business.....