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Do you think that you are entitled to a great raise and a great review at your company? Do you feel that you are not appreciated at your company because you work so hard and so many hours and no one acknowledges you? If your answer is yes, then you are probably stuck in your career and frustrated. But it doesn't have to be this way.

The reason you are frustrated is that, you're wrong. Sorry, I am sure you have been told this before, but maybe coming from a complete stranger will make it truly sink in. Remember, I have no say in your future and I really don't care what happens to you. So here is my honest objective reason why: you think you are entitled to all of these things, but you are not. You are not entitled to a great raise or review regardless if you think you are working very hard for it. What you are entitled to is fair treatment, and a safe work environment as defined by the employment laws in your state. You are expected to work for your company in order to get paid for the work you do. To get a head in your career is not an entitlement you don't automatically get ahead; you don't get that great raise or promotion just because you show up every day and do your job. You get all those great things by knowing the rules of the game, understanding your company's culture and learning what the company needs to grow. If they grow you grow, if they succeed you succeed.

Think about the difference between entitlements vs. expectation. An entitlement mentality is evil. Thoughts like, "I deserve this" and "They don't understand how much I do" will never help you to get ahead and worse they could be your down fall. If you can break that entitlement mentality you will be happier day to day without changing anything else.

Do you want to move head in your career and get promoted? Excellent! Great! First, stop thinking that you deserve it (even if you do) and start working on earning it, every day until you get it. Figure out what your company wants and needs and fill that gap. Then they will notice and you can advance.

Learn your company's culture and learn it well. What are criteria they use to judge your annual performance? What is the language that they use to describe what is expected vs. what is excellent? Do they care about how you behave or how you treat your colleges? Do they value work life balance or do they always want you to be at the office? Figure out what is considered acceptable behavior and what is exemplary behavior and start mimicking the exemplary

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