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Quiz: You're an Invisible Employee If . . .


May 2006 The following quiz is an excerpt from The Invisible Employee: Realizing the Hidden Potential in Everyone by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton.



You have only the foggiest idea what the formal goals/values of your team or corporation are, and you don't really care to know.
 
It's been several years since one of your ideas was implemented by management.
 
Your boss doesn't listen to you, in fact, rarely even looks up from checking email when you are in her office.
 

You haven't been recognized in the past week with specific praise from your direct supervisor.

 
It's been at least a year since you've received a tangible award in a public manner for a great accomplishment.
 

When you receive recognition, it often comes weeks or months later.

 

You can't remember the last time your manager celebrated an important team victory.

 
Everyone in your area gets the same rewards, no matter what their individual contribution is.
 
You wouldn't even dream about recommending your company to a friend.
 
At 5:01 P.M., every day, you are on your way home.

Score

If you agreed with:

1 or 2 answers - You may be an invisible employee.
3 to 8 answers - You are an invisible employee.
9 or 10 answers - You are about to blink out.

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