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[-] ours@lemmy.film 68 points 1 year ago

Getting promoted isn't a race. It's a marketing campaign. The squeaky wheel gets the grease sadly. I hate it but that's the game. You can be great but if the right people don't hear about it it won't bring a reward.

The funny thing is it's a loss for the employer since it means people spend time self-promoting themselves and their achievements instead of just doing things well.

[-] robotrash@lemmy.robotra.sh 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some leadership will actively not promote you, even block attempts by you, if you're at the top of your role and consistently outperforming peers, why would they let you move up? You make them look good right here.

[-] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Had a sup that did that to me. It sucked. Glad I'm not working for her anymore.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Getting promotions and raises is rare. Haven’t seen that happen very many times. However, many people have told me that the best way to get a raise is to switch to another company.

[-] beckie_lane@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

I worked at “AT&T wireless” back in the day when dirt was new. This guy would say “ squeaky wheel gets the grease.” One day after he said that our team lead said “Or gets replaced.” Then they walked his ass out.

[-] McScience@discuss.online 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I always tell newbies "nobody ever got a promotion for work their boss didn't know they did." Sadly if you produce 100 units of value and the boss only knows about 10 of them the guy who did 20 units but won't shut up about it looks 2x as valuable even though he's actually doing 1/5 the work. Trick is to be doing the most work and have people see it

[-] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago

If we take it from the other side, it's difficult for management to understand how well you're doing if you're not communicating it properly, especially if your job is highly technical but they aren't. Technical experts who would understand your work alone don't necessarily make good managers.

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