Feel like work has screwed me over

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Brief intro...

I work for a large corp doing 2nd line support.

I've just spent the last few days producing a setup guide to allow our end users to configure their Windows Mobile Devices. The guide has been produced to an extremely high standard, and even features screenshots (taken from a Windows Mobile Emulator) and photos of the devices themselves. It is literally a step-by-step guide.

The corporate standard for our documentation is to include the name of the author, the owner (eg our company), and the client.

I have been off work today, and have seen from E-mails I've been CC'd into today that my name has been removed from the Author field on the documentation and replaced with the name of my team.

To say I'm not happy is an understatement. I will be having words tomorrow. Anyone know the best way of broaching this?
 
Who removed your name? Sounds a bit petty tbh. If I were you I'd just wait until some asks a question about it and then just point them in the direction of your "team" since it was joint effort ;)
 
If it was your work and nobody else had any input then i would be having words yes, but if your team did anything then not much you can do really.
 
Was most probably either your team leader or department head, I'd go and talk to them if I were you. Put your case across as to why you think you deserve just your name on there and see what they say.
 
Stretch said:
Who removed your name? Sounds a bit petty tbh. If I were you I'd just wait until some asks a question about it and then just point them in the direction of your "team" since it was joint effort ;)
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After allowing some mistakes to go through in the document of course. ;)
 
Consider yourself lucky it was just a bit of documentation! That's nothing!

Years ago at a previous company I worked at, I designed a bit of equipment from the ground up, spent well over a year on development or so, it won a few awards, but in some of the trade journals there was a photo of the boss posing with it and him quoted as the designer. Hmph!
 
Welshy said:
Was most probably either your team leader or department head, I'd go and talk to them if I were you. Put your case across as to why you think you deserve just your name on there and see what they say.
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I would agree with this, but at the end of the day you dont want to make enemies!

Stelly
 
Unfortunately the company you work for owns everything you do on their time. They can do what they want with it.
 
This has happened to me a few times, at least your name was replaced with that of your team, my manager routinely removes my name and replaces it with his. And I've heard he does it to other peoples work. To be honest though it doesn't bother me, I've learnt that this kind of thing doesn’t go unnoticed and no matter how 'detached' you think the upper management are they still have a good eye on happenings so just keep your head down and be a team player.
 
I wouldn't bother with such a thing. If the team you are working with is aware and gives you credit for what you have done that is the only thing you need. In addition you could add it to your resume or portfolio or whatever you are using in your field of work.
I always include top-notch work i have produced in the company in my portfolio saying what part of a given project i was involved with. In your case your name should fill all the parts :)
 
This happened to my father as well. He was working as a research facilitator in the NHS, and spent close to two years on a design for something or other, I'm not 100% sure what. But it was 100% his work, yet when it was completed and moved up to the next level, his line manager's name was on it as designer. Not team, or anything of the sort. Just her name. He was rather annoyed, but I don't think he did anything (or was able to do anything) about it.

I can understand how frustrated you must be though. Go and have a word, there's more chance of something happening if you at least ask. :)
 
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