Here's how you can advocate for yourself and your work professionally with your boss.

Don't let your boss diminish you. No one can prejudge you without knowing the truth! Always enjoy yourself! Don't let people not be what you expected. Remember that each person has their own story and way of being. Personal empowerment: instead of trying to change people, try to develop and improve yourself. You can control your own actions and attitudes.

Your history is full of strengths and weaknesses. Understanding yourself is the first step in having others value you more. Consider doing a SWOT analysis for yourself in your current role (Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats).

Record everything by email, as they are also used for personal purposes and can therefore provide a variety of evidence that can have an impact on these scenarios. For example, take into account the threats that occur there, too. In addition, it is essential that the content of the message is fully recorded. Otherwise, it will be a manipulation that only has part of the messages, which can take the messages out of context. What's more, it's only possible to prove that something has happened with the same material. So make sure that all the emails in the desired conversation are identified.

To help you in any kind of role, keep a running list of the accomplishments of your team/your self. They might seem like ordinary tasks, but in culmination after a year they are a great accomplishment and it was you that did it. If you wait until the time that this is needed, then you will forget somethings, so keep it going all year. This isn't just for your benefit, your boss will also appreciate the work and can inspire them to give you more.

Acredito que a melhor forma de defender o seu trabalho é com provas concretas. Exibir resultados de forma clara e visual ressalta o valor do seu trabalho para equipe.

Either take the initiative for this discussion or be prepared in the routine annual/quarterly performance discussions. When the time is right, be ready to discuss about yourself, but don't just read a list. You need to paint a picture or tell a story to show the value you bring....then speak to the future and what you believe you can do if your role can expand, if your duties are more.

The follow-up signals your ongoing commitment to demonstrating the value of your work contributions. Your boss often has competing priorities, and an initial conversation can easily become buried under the weight of other duties and tasks. It's up to you to keep this on your boss's radar. Use regular check-ins to provide more evidence and reasoning for your requested raise, professional development opportunity, or promotion consideration. Reintroduce the topic for a larger, more in-depth discussions at set intervals. Additionally, promptly revisit any constructive criticism your boss may have cited as an obstacle to your desired goal. Be careful not to pester. Instead use the follow-up to demonstrate your initiative to improve and grow.

You need feedback from your manager, but also from your coworkers. So as you learn about yourself, make sure and get thoughts from those you work with. This will give you a perspective from other people (hopefully some that you like and respect). With that different perspective, you will hear some pros/cons. Then when the discussion comes with your boss, you can be in the right mindset for an open discussion. Just accept it - They want more and you need to work harder = but that is the normal course of things. So accept that and DO IT! Continue working to meet or exceed expectations.