When Your Manager Takes Credit for Your Work

Taking Credit for Others’ Work — When My Boss Did It to Me (Part 1)

14/09/2026 by Kam Su Jin

Illustration of a woman sitting still at a meeting table as a colleague presents her idea — taking credit for others' work.

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series When Your Manager Takes Credit for Your Work

Taking credit for others’ work has a name and a cost — here’s the moment your boss did it, why you froze, and what that silence in the room really meant.

Staying Silent — Why You Didn’t Correct Them in the Room (Part 2)

15/09/2026 by Kam Su Jin

Illustration of a woman lying awake at night replaying a meeting, staying silent still echoing after it ended.

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series When Your Manager Takes Credit for Your Work

Staying silent when someone takes credit isn’t weakness — it’s a fast, accurate read of who the room believes. Here’s what the silence bought, and cost.

Feeling Undervalued at Work — What It Does to You Over Time (Part 3)

15/09/2026 by Kam Su Jin

Illustration of a woman sitting still among talking colleagues, feeling undervalued at work and holding an idea back.

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series When Your Manager Takes Credit for Your Work

Feeling undervalued at work rarely explodes — it leaks. You stop offering ideas, start keeping score, guard your best thinking. Here’s the cost.