Recently, I saw a grown woman throw a tantrum because she wasn’t asked her opinion on a decision that fell within her job description. The owners where I work make a lot of decisions on their own without consulting the people they hire about what they think. The business has been running for years and years and provides us all with a comfortable living, so they must have made some good decisions in the past without all their consultants, so I’m wondering at this woman’s inability to see this.

Of course, this isn’t the first time I have been privy to one of her little fits about not being consulted. It happens on a semi-regular basis. I know it’s frustrating and maybe even hurts a little that your opinion wasn’t sought out in something that’s supposed to be your field, but there are obviously reasons for that. I’m going to explain a few things here so maybe, if you are in that position, you can work your way out of it.

The girl I mentioned is in marketing. Unfortunately, she doesn’t really like the marketing aspect of her job and everyone knows it. While she is very nice and will step up to anything you throw at her, I don’t think she offers many ideas to the people that can put those ideas in motion. She is quiet and mousy, and complains about the lack of consulting her only to those people who can’t actually help her with the owners. As far as I know, she has never been the one to bring this oversight to their attention. Here’s the down-low ladies. If you don’t put yourself out there and make your abilities and thoughts known, it’s your own fault for not being recognized.

This being said, there are ways to change that. Continue reading →