Job promotion
I have been in a company for more than 5 years. This company is known for its extremely slow progression so I had not been promoted even once, but the reason I stayed so long was because the colleagues are generally nice. There is also no OT pay for staying back late.
Due to poor management, our turnover rate have been very high, with an average of 6 people resigning per year. Because of this, my workload had increased significantly compared to when i first joined, on top of taking a bit of side projects. Therefore, I’m thinking of requesting for a promotion.
However, here come the problem, I also have a couple of hard-core colleagues who not only took on high workload, but is willing to take on more side projects by staying back late almost everyday even without OT pay or bringing work home sometimes. I only stayed back late once in a blue moon to complete really urgent stuff as I believe in work-life balance.
Now my question is, generally for promotion, is it dependent solely on my contribution over the years or does promotion works like a bell curve, which is relative to how I compare against my colleagues? If it’s the latter, does this mean I have no right to bring up promotion?
Here are what netizens think:
- Just be selfish, and take what you can get. Ask for promotion/increment/bonus. If they say no, and you think it unreasonable, just leave. Don’t be loyal to a faceless organization. Corporations are disgusting and are designed to cater to shareholders needs. As an employee, your most important value should be loyalty to yourself and talent. So basically the answer is, don’t compare yourself to your colleagues. Take what you think you deserve.
- You can try to look for any available job. Till u got one, then you can call the shots. In life, is no harm try to job search for better pay, better prospect, better environment. But, if you feel you like the present, then do your best. Can do some hinting here and there to respective superior.
- Promotion is not only dependent on your current work but what you are doing to improve the team or organization. Ask your manager what is expected of you to get promoted and work on that career progression. Never Request for promotion; that means you don’t know why you should be promoted. Build a list of your accomplishments every quarter and keep your manager in that loop. There are a lot of organizations where work-life harmony is awarded and appreciated, so look for opportunities outside your organization if working long hours is the only way your manager promotes people.