When I was passed over for promotion, I worked even harder. I wanted to prove that I can operate at the next level. But to the business, if you are happily operating at the next level but with lower-level pay, then it actually decreases their incentive to promote you.

To break this cycle, you'll need to tread the line on delivering impact vs. self-advocacy.

✅ Talk about how much more impact you could have at the higher level.

✅ Show them the struggles and inefficiencies that could be solved with a promotion

✅ Continue to set expectations for a promotion for retentionRemember:

Businesses promote when they see the ROI, not because you're willingly overdelivering at the lower comp band.

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