Some people get punished for consistently doing too good of a job by never getting promoted out of it, as well
OP doesn’t sound like the kind of guy that would be in either scenario
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What I like to remind people in those situations, is that it takes two to tango.
You don’t just go in there, give it 110% every day, and “hope/pray” they notice you and benevolently promote you. You’re giving them free value, and they’re most likely a for-profit company. It’s against their interests to compensate what you’re freely donating.
You also don’t pendulum-swing the other way though, and act like it’s a hostage negotiation. “I want a raise” is a bad way to phrase it because it puts them on the defensive.
Once you show your employer you are capable of adding higher value, you have to have a conversation with your boss. “What pathway can we work on to further my growth at this company?” Always give a rat a way out. Work with them instead of against them. If they truly value you, they’ll be willing to reciprocate.
And if they don’t, then you work-to-rule while seeking out alternative employment opportunities. Sometimes you’re just working for a bad boss. It can happen.
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Well personally that doesn’t bother me. I just try to do better each day and when it gets too much i start again. Feeling good today and hope you are too.
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And then companies wonder why so many employees “job hop” every two years when it’s the only way to get a raise, even just for cost of living increase and inflation.
The same companies that will demand two weeks notice from you, but will lay you off with no notice, often disabling your access before even telling you what’s going on.
Then one of the nepo hire boomer execs who’s failed upwards his whole life will rant on Facebook about how “nobody wants to work anymore”
Yes I have a very negative outlook on this stuff 
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Oh don’t get me wrong, I have much more in common with your expressed views here, than I do the companies I was ostensibly defending in my last post there.
I just think many people turn their critical lenses towards anything and everything except the bathroom mirror. Capitalism, government, inflation, society, whatever you want to call it. Human nature. Etc. We’re still culpable in our own ways.
So like, yes, absolutely, corporate culture can get stuffed. At the same time, anarchy has been historically proven to not happen overnight, which means I’m 99% likely having to go to work tomorrow and pay my taxes by April 1st and continue to buy food even though we’ve produced global surplus for decades, etc. ad nauseum. And while I’m doing the thing I need to do to live, I should be mindful that I’m a willing participant. If nothing else, I’m not ready to die so I’m going to have to play ball.
You know what I mean?
Oh I get it. I still participate in society even though the reasons for doing so are less and less.
Runaway greed is destroying everything. We’re now at the point where people can’t even afford a one bedroom apartment with a job. Forget about actually owning anything. Healthcare? In the US?? Only if you’re rich, otherwise your insurance company tied to your employment decides whether you get care or not.
They’ll keep pushing though. Maybe it’ll get to the point of guillotines and purification by fire. Maybe not.
We’ll all fight over which politician super hero is our favorite for the rest of the year though. Will the baby face get the win or the heel? Tune into your favorite propaganda news network and they’ll tell you what to think!
History teaches us the human race is capable of enduring terrible things. It’s tempting to wonder why we even concoct such horrors, let alone abide their perpetual recreation; my belief though is the sun will never not be the sun. It is true to its nature, and so are we.
Until we evolve a method of processing our reality outside of the binary “action → reaction” or “cause → effect” chain-think, this is just how we’ll continue to operate. We show ourselves the darkness so that we might better understand and appreciate the light.
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Working hard is generally one of the worst ways to get promoted. After 35 years, some the best ways to get promoted from what I have seen are:
nepotism
being a “yes” man
taking credit for work done by people underneath you
golfing/hanging out with the bosses
sleeping with the someone above you
being at the right place at the right time
putting on a good show when the bosses visit
over-inflating their qualifications
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It’s been a while, but it’s time to bust out the “angry heart” response.
I like your post, because it’s correct, but I’m mad about it. Because it’s correct.