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I work hard and I always finish before everybody else so I offer my help to others but I make sure my manager is in front to hear it. Be careful because it can make you not very popular with the other co-workers that are lazy but in the eyes of your manager you will be the star.

If your manager has no idea what you do, meet every two weeks and email them a list of what you've been working on for the last 2 weeks. Discuss during your 1 on 1 meeting. Keep a log in your email drafts or journal of your accomplishments throughout the year and when you do your review at the end of the year, you have a nice list of things you did way back in Feb, March, etc. Save the emails you sent to your mgr for your 1 on 1 discussion. It helps.

When I see negative advice from others I can't help but think about my career in previous years and see myself in that mind set. Disgruntled, frustrated and cynical. The truth of the matter is that these days you have to expect to get laid off no matter how good you think you are. Your experience has not reached its pinnacle until you have gone through this process. What keeps you going is knowing that you are competent and that these things are going to happen. When things get slow, try to pi...