1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auAlan Henryhttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/alanhenry-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KVvZcloDWF"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/stay-positive-and-focus-on-high-visibility-work-to-get-that-raise/">Stay Positive And Focus On High-Visibility Work To Get That Raise</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/stay-positive-and-focus-on-high-visibility-work-to-get-that-raise/embed/#?secret=KVvZcloDWF" width="600" height="338" title="“Stay Positive And Focus On High-Visibility Work To Get That Raise” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="KVvZcloDWF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> It’s an unfortunate fact of life at most companies that the people who labour in silence, far from the eyes of their boss, are often the ones passed over for promotions and merit raises. If you really want your pay to match your drive and the amount of work you do, you need to focus […]