[hinkley]

I’ve had coworkers confide in me that their value isn’t being seen. Some were really good, some were constant problems to be managed. I have seen this scenario you observed, and my standing advice is take a week off.

If people are glad you came back then you are correct and you need a raise or more power or both. If they just ask you about your trip then your perception of your value is out of whack.

[vehementi]

If they're glad you're back maybe you're a silo or bottleneck

[hinkley]

Certainly. But that sort aren’t the kind who intimate something like that in private. Everybody knows what they think of themselves. And in some cases they know what I think of them too.

I’ve been indispensable before. It’s a great feeling if you don’t know any better. But there are other ways to be indispensable besides holding all the important bits in your head and refusing to share it.

[ChuckMcM]

I like that. It does require careful observation though if you're the manager.