Got promoted from Senior to Lead last month. Title updated in the system immediately. Salary? Still at $78k with a "we'll revisit at mid-year review" promise.
I've seen this play out before - the title comes fast, the money comes slow (or never). Meanwhile I'm already doing Lead-level work at Senior pay.
Do you push back immediately or give them the 6 months? Has anyone successfully accelerated a promised comp adjustment? What's the move here?

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You are currently posting as works at

They're giving you the title, but not the salary. It is basically an invitation to go earn that salary somewhere else. I would start looking and interviewing immediately unless you absolutely love and trust the place you're at.

They could do the salary today. They just aren't.

Don’t stay silent. They should not have done that. But also start looking with the new title.

I agree with others—don’t stay silent. They’re hoping you will, so they can avoid paying you more. The only person who’s going to advocate for you is you. Make sure you get what you deserve.

Actions speak louder than words.

Except in the case of an employee having to use words to tell them they are asking them to do a job at a title that they are billing clients against without paying them.

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