Marketing employee calls out coworker for taking credit for their work, HR and CEO refuse to do anything about it: 'I want to quit on the spot'

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  • "Leadership lets one team take credit while the people doing the work get ignored"

    i work in marketing at a software company and the last few months have honestly drained whatever motivation i had left.
  • my team has been here for years. we built the organic growth from zero. did the market research. fixed the funnels. brought in steady leads. slow, unglamorous, real work.
  • then someone from another team joined about 6 months ago. since then, he's been showcasing our numbers as his wins. same data we've been reporting forever, just repackaged. same insights, same ideas, different
  • name on the slide. leadership sees the decks and nods along like this is some new success story.
  • we raised it. quietly. professionally. nothing changed.
  • HR didn't act. the CEO didn't want to get involved. the COO said she needs '2-3 months to sort it out' while the behavior keeps happening week after week.
  • meanwhile: . • no appreciation for our team • no rewards for actual results
  • • marketing budget constantly denied but we're still told to make presentations so others can show them outside
  • the culture has turned toxic. in the last 15 days alone, 7 people have left. not because they're lazy or disloyal, but because being invisible wears you down.
  • what hurts most is what this does to your head. my confidence drops a little more every day. i catch myself questioning work i know is solid. some days i want to quit on the spot.
  • but i can't. i've got a family to feed and responsibilities that don't pause just because work is broken.
  • i'm applying elsewhere. i know it takes time. recruiters disappear. interviews drag. in the meantime you still have to show up, keep delivering, and watch someone else take credit for it.
  • i'm just exhausted now. not dramatic tired... the quiet kind where you still do your job, but something inside you feels permanently switched off.
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  • SuelnA2. I'd start making mistakes so that the people who are taking all the credit for your work look like absolute morons!!!
  • WhiteChili OP. Burning my own credibility would only make them safer.. the people taking credit never get blamed when things break.

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