What do you do when you manage a valued junior-level employee that you can sense is halfway out the door? Read: have confirmed sources that they are applying and interviewing.

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Promote them

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I’d try to figure out what the reason behind them wanting to leave. Title? Pay? Creative opportunities? Work/life balance?

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If they’re good, talk to them about what would make them happier at work. If they’re not good, let them go. Either way- never promote just to keep them if they aren’t ready. Will bite you in the ass later.

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I don’t get it lol is that a trick question? You either promote them or they leave. Are you looking for us to tell you to oust them? That’ll make them leave even faster lol

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Not trying to be flippant. But talk to them

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Sometimes you just have to let the butterfly fly free. They might just be done, or know they'll get more by jumping and aren't interested in staying. You've asked-if they won't tell you, that says something in itself.

If they deserve a promotion, keep pushing for it. But don't suffer under any illusions that it's a surefire way to get them to stay.

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MAN I FEEL YOU! Nothing worse than being the middle man for a star employees promotion and just having to cry watching them make a decision in their best interest. A few things I’ve tried that seemed to help —. Give them opportunities to start performing in that next role... client presentations, etc etc.

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Great advice! Not a trick question in the least - genuinely concerned and at a loss for what i can do to prevent the exit. Promotion seems like the obvious answer on how to do that but so many barriers to the reality of that, which I’m navigating and trying to overcome now. Kind of the nature of our agency, honestly. I’ve broached the topic with the employee many times - level of happiness, impatience for promotion, workload, general level of satisfaction - and am not getting much back, so don’t want to probe to the point of uncomfortability. Thanks for the words of wisdom and quick responses - much appreciated!!

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