Invisible Work = Invisible Money

You’re doing the most.
But it looks like you’re doing the least.
Because none of it is documented. 👀

You answer the late-night questions.
You fix the stuff nobody sees.
You make sure the launch actually launches.

But when it comes time for recognition, promotion, or reorgs?

🫠 Crickets. 🫠

Because if it’s not recorded, it doesn’t exist.
And invisible work stays invisible.

Here’s the hard truth: Most people aren’t overlooked because they’re not valuable.
They’re overlooked because they’ve built no evidence of that value.

✨ Your impact needs receipts. ✨
Not for vanity. For visibility.

A Real Example

I worked with a PM who ran massive cross-functional projects.
She filled in gaps constantly—training new hires, coaching vendors, spotting mistakes before they blew up.
But when leadership restructured?
They didn’t even know what she owned.
Because none of it was tracked.
No system. No notes. No proof.
They cut her role, assuming it was nonessential.

🫠 The team unraveled in three weeks.

🔎 Consider This

💡 According to Gallup, only 23% of employees feel their performance is managed in a way that motivates them to do outstanding work.

Why? Because most performance management systems reward what’s visible—not what’s valuable.

If your brilliance is happening in the background, it’s not going to earn you anything but burnout.

You can be a team player and still protect your role.
You can be generous and still document your wins.
You can be humble and strategic.

Stop doing work that disappears.

✅ What Actually Works

Want credit? Start simple:

🗓️ Keep a running “Wins + Impact” doc
💬 Log key quotes and compliments from others
📊 Save screenshots, project milestones, data points
📍Add bullet points to your job description as you go

And when someone says “Remind me what you’ve been working on?”
Drop your link.
That’s your highlight reel.

You’re not bragging.
You’re building evidence.
And in a workplace where attention is currency, evidence gets funded.

You don’t get promoted for being nice.
You get promoted for being seen.

So if you want to be in the room where decisions are made?

📣 Make sure your work makes it there too.