As I mentioned previously, I am [since it's new year] logging my incidences of being overlook, forgotten, and generally being invisible.

I belong to an organization for about nine years now, involved on most every level locally and some nationally. New year. New Board. New secretary. Passes out small cards with the lunch item we ordered along with our name. Everyone gets one but me. Ah yes. Overlooked once more.

In October the Principals of our firms city-wide came to an annual gathering we host. During the gathering the Board decided this year to hand out certificates to those members that contributed in some way during the year -- and firms as well. So there I am, sitting with two of my Principals my certificates get completely overlooked [there's that word again] along with the certificate announcing the monetary contribution the firm made to this organiztino. I get an appology at the office after the meeting. That's nice. But...would have been nice for the Principals to hear what I had be doing during the year, and for them to be reconized among others in the industry that contributed along with them. Get this: one of the Principals, while the certificates were being announced, whispered to me that I suppose you're getting a few of these. Then. Nothing. Ugh!