u/DonteWheelerin r/ExperiencedDevs • Recommends
On “Senior engineer denied a promotion, told to “wait 6 more months”, but I no longer trust the process. What would you do?”
…e because they had a few spots and you did not bargain to get promoted as well as the other people did.
To get a promotion you need leverage and diplomacy, not (just) past track record.
See here a good example of how you should word it (this assumes you have prepared the option to walk, even if it is at the same level at a different company):
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Your manager is probably right: a lateral transfer, with the exception, if you are starting your own team/org, is not going to work.
Make a list of the stakeholders;
Keep track of where everyone is moving;
Find a job that pays at least the same;
Learn the process/if a promotion can be done outside the "windows they impose";
Find…