[jdudkeidnn]

> Keep a log of your work. In fact, keep a log of everything you do

This is exactly how contract work is done. If you’re doing this as a full time employee you’re underpaid (assuming it’s for your employer - doing it for yourself is a great idea!)

[ChrisMarshallNY]

I had an employee that did this (I was his manager), and I was quite grateful.

He wasn't our most productive or "rockstar" engineer, but he was highly organized, and I appreciated it.

[chiph]

I ran a query against Azure Devops to produce a list of workitems that I had worked on for the year and gave it to my manager. It took maybe five minutes to dump it into Excel and format it to look good.

I got a raise because I did this - I had hard numbers showing how productive I was for the year, and other devs didn't so he had to guesstimate their contributions.

[justinlloyd]

I do it only for myself, and as supporting evidence when it comes time to negotiations, or a CYA moment, and if it has reached a CYA moment, I am usually putting one foot out the door anyway because the working relationship is probably deteriorating.