Has anyone else noticed promotion outcomes in their organization that just don’t line up with performance or tenure?
I’ve held my current role for several years with consistently excellent reviews: top-tier, not one bad year. When the latest promotions came through, not a single male in my position was advanced. Every promotion went to female colleagues, some with less seniority and thinner track records. And this wasn’t isolated to my role, the same pattern played out across other positions in my department.
I’m not someone who jumps to conclusions. I get that promotion decisions involve factors we don’t always see. But when the pattern is this consistent, you have to ask: is this merit, or is something else driving these decisions?
Anyone else experiencing this?
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It's the truth.
@bc he probably comments on all of T’s LinkedIn posts and uses goofy hashtags
@a6
LMAO, Mr. “Not to be rude” Manager over here is IMMEDIATELY the rudest comment in the thread. You can tell this guy practices his “tough but fair manager” speech in the mirror every morning. Bruh, you’re posting anonymously on thelayoff.com telling strangers they aren’t working hard enough. Nobody’s impressed. Go log off, check your “in office average”, and reshare another one of T’s posts, bootlicker.
This guy probably puts “culture carrier” in his LinkedIn headline and probably has a coffee mug that says “I don’t micromanage, I micro-lead.” HAHAHAHA
@a6 shot yourself in the foot here when you mentioned “networking” and “extracurricular activities.”
So it’s not about how hard you work, but who you know, how many elbows you rub, and how much a-s you kiss?
Make up your mind…
Not to be rude (as a man myself), but you sound like a (entitled) man who deserves a promotion based on the old school work “privilege”.
I mean several years means 2-4 years in a role. That’s not a lot but enough for a manager to see who on their team deserves a promotion or bigger raise/bonus than another direct report.
Maybe you’re not on highly visible projects or going above and beyond like the others were/are. How is your in office average (days and hours), do you network and attend any extracurricular activities? Lots of factors are put in to promoting people.
I’ve been a manager in different areas here and if I was your manager I can name several other reasons to not promote you and your post only proves me right.
Can’t say I’ve had the issue. Though I had one title promotion in my 20+ year tenure which seemed to take an act of congress to get (it took 7 years to get). My only real promotions in both pay and title were technically considered lateral moves.
I know someone who deserves one and has yet to receive it - maybe they will after Denver closes officially.