Your Boss Stole the Credit. What Now?
It’s not an uncommon scenario: You slave away at a project for weeks, months, maybe even years, only to have your boss take the credit in the wake of a successful release. If this has happened to you, you’re not alone—and there are things you can do about it. The trick to dealing with a glory hog—whether the hog in question is a boss or colleague—is to resist the urge to instantly go DEFCON 1. Yes, they took the public glory for the hardware or software you basically designed and built single-handedly… but going negative from the outset will likely get you nowhere. Instead: