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We reviewed everybody holistically and while we think you’re growing and performing at the next level, we think you’d benefit from another year at your current level.
Translation: Let us underpay you for another year
Oh also - you’ve been performing at the next level for the past six months but we really need to see a year of that before we move you up
I was told the exact same thing (for a C-> SC move)
“Even though your performance has been excellent, you’ve taken a leadership role, passed a certification with utilization of over 110%, I’m just not sure you’re always working a full 8 hours, so you’ll move up when the time is right” coming from my boss who only shows up half the time.....
That’s wild
Not quite the same but I once had a brand new manager try to convince me that if I held off on fighting for a promotion this cycle, she’d promote me two levels during the next cycle. She had no idea if this was even possible. I volunteered to show her emails from other firms that had been courting me. I got a promotion
Despite 125% billable utilization and three service line partners supporting promotion, I wasn’t showing enough leadership within my team to move from SC to Manager
Sorry, I decided you need an arbitrary cert before I’ll fight for your promotion (not formally required, but it would make a good argument)
You lack executive presence
Got fucked over by a name that rhymes with “blunt” of a manager. That’s my reason 😏
HR violation. Hoping just delayed a year
We are currently in a hiring freeze. It will be hard to promote.
“Great individual performer"
Affordability
You’re too young to be partner.