#promotions

We work for one company, Retail can't function without IT yet every year they get 30% - 50% more bonus payout. This year will be an even bigger slap in the face with IT getting less than half of Retail along with a measly 2% merit increase, promotions canceled, American IT jobs displaced to India, and layoffs in Q1. Why pretend RTO is for collaboration? It just makes leadership look dishonest.

Today's promotions, for the most part, are an embarrassment. Some were well-deserving, and some I totally scratched my head over. So many others, so talented, were left in the darkness. For the life of me, how do they get this wrong each promotional cycle.... Be prepared because some good people are planning to leave, and when they do, those newly defined managers will be lost.

People getting title promotions after being here 6 months. Many others that are dedicated people that have been here for decades and never getting a title promotion. Favorites and cronies get these promotions.

Is this really happening? Not that I don't think this leadership is capable of it, I just never witnessed it myself.

Wondering what’s the best way to get a promotion in Fiserv? Stagnant in the same role for over 3 years now. Doing some above and beyond once in a while if there’s opportunity. Please reserve the n4sty comments for a later time. Just sourcing some meaningful inputs would be appreciated.

none of this would have happened in the first place. I’ve been here for more than ten years, and every round of cuts, reorgs, or leadership changes I’ve witnessed has been about shedding competence while retaining or promoting failure. There have been exceptions, but they are so rare they only prove the rule. When that’s how decisions are made all the way to the top, even major bloodletting is not going to produce the outcomes leadership desires.

Does anyone who has been promoted to the Staff level in Engineering have any tips on how to get that promotion?

Promotions - Basically you can no longer get promoted unless someone leaves a C-level that you are interested in. E.g. C12 will not get promoted for how hard they work, they can only get C13 if someone leaves that role or a rec opens... Bonus have been rubbish for years and pay rise are the same excuse each year "the bell curve" and you get 1%

Layoffs - As we were advised before, would be 20,000 until 2026. Well more information out today that the layoffs will not stop. As long as AI and cut backs happen, this will just keep going on and not stop until the shareholders are happy.. which they never are. I would advise people to stop taking on more work, setting up meetings etc for nothing in return.

Never in my years of working for many companies have I seen a once reputable business become incredible tight and awful to work for. Why would I work overtime when it doesn't reflect? Why would I work harder if there are no promotions? Why would I want to stay in a dead end role with no prospect of earning more? Why would I take on more work and not given anything for it?

Citi has become the company everyone advises to leave or not apply for. A company at one time I was proud to work for, I no longer am. Citi is a place you go to live out the rest of your life by achieving nothing. Shame it went that way

Heard from my manager that promotions aren’t happening this round. Is that true?

That every year they y have D and MD promotions? Two D's last year, one MD this year so far. Is it Eleanor D's influence?

has anyone noticed all the long overdue title promotions going on out there as of late? seems random. any intel?

I’m very confused to what HR has to do with a promotion process. If you get nominated for a promotion and it gets approved by all required people in your LOB- how is HR going to disapprove it or say “no this person can’t get promoted due to x,y,z. “ can’t someone explain the process to me?

Does anyone know what the current status about internal promoting this year? I heard that they aren’t promoting anyone this year.

Does anyone know the pay band for Sr. VP’s?

anyone get notified yet on if you’re getting a grade bump? assuming directors have either approved or are reviewing nominations

Is no one going to bring this up? I thought it was only Tech and HR on here? What’s the word in HR after all the change? Promotions? Layoffs? New roles? Is this good or status quo given the larger restructuring

3M has been one of the biggest examples of nepotism and favoritism in terms of career growth i have ever seen. How many cases are there of a vp’s nephew getting regular promotions or an execs son or family member becoming a vp? Too many to count!

What you guys think ?

In some orgs, not enough people took the "career transitions" package. Despite record margins and a good business environment, discussions are under way about how to (1) pay for the promotions needed to have a viable career ladder for individual contributors (2) bring in new engineers to the industry without growing the budget (3) bring WDs opex closer to Seagate's (4) pay for depreciation on capital expenditures which are needed

Where does that come from? You can just imagine.

Honest question. I haven’t had a raise in years, and I haven’t seen a real chance to move up, or even just switch roles, for what feels like forever. It’s like being stuck on a treadmill, exhausted but not getting anywhere. The only thing keeping me here is how scarce other opportunities are right now. I really wish I’d made a move back when there were still options to choose from.

Can anyone shed light on how promotions to CL30 work? Of course, one needs to have exec potential.

Does one need an Exec sponsor? Is two consecutive Outstanding enough to get there after CL29?

Please FACTS only ... no bul--hit ... all cr-bab-es only read and learn ... don't need BTC/KLTC as well ...

I am told verbally, that in my area this cannot now happen owing to 'costs' and saudization. Even after 6 years in the same Grade Code... Anyone have any news I am missing out on, or should I get that resignation letter sent asap?

Does anyone know what the different band levels mean? Can’t seem to find any info on it, HR directed me to my LOB. If you are band 6 and go to 5 is that a promotion, do your benefits change? I saw a band 7 posting making more than a band 6.

Just opening this up as I am already getting employees who are upset. Especially at the director level.

For supervisors, when planning promotions for AF personnel, is the system indicating anyone for promotion, or are promotions currently on hold?

As a mid 30s product lead I am tired of watching the same lifers get promoted while teams drown. If the company wants to move forward they should stop protecting folks who add nothing and hire people who actually know modern tools and care about outcomes.

Prime example, the employee well being ranking low. Now we see all this stuff on healthcare and mental health. Uh, that’s not what was meant by that. People were referring to work/life balance, recognition, promotions, bonuses, pay raises, taking care of your people, doing special things for them. Saying “if you don’t like it, leave,” highlights they don’t care.

Is favoritism by your manager common in your teams? Its happening in mine, and is very frustrating because the manager decides to defend this one team member by taking their side all the time. How do you navigate such situations?

In long years of working, most toxic environment. Not at all healthy or productive for anyone to join this organisation. PLEASE DON’T FALL FOR JOB OPENINGS UN THIS ORGANISATION. You will regret. Plus no promotion just politics.

Yes, we are back in business, interest rates going down, there will be more hiring and promotions to fill empty(fired) positions soon, heard from a reliable source

Or do they just keep bringing in external hires every time a managerial spot opens up?

Is the bs they are telling claims. Even the wfh employees that they are needed. But no promotions or openings for wfh, only in hubs. Very suspicious. Appears as if they are moving jobs to the hub but with 40% of the workforce being fully wfh how would they ever get it all into the hubs? Everyone is miserable and praying for the exit offer.

I'm thrilled to finally share the exciting news that I've been promoted to my dream role as the VP of Merchandising for Asia Pacific and Latin America at Nike!

It's been a busy few months setting up this amazing team for success, but I'm proud to be back home in APLA, leading with passion, commitment, and determination.

After 22 incredible years at Nike, this role is a dream come true. I'm so grateful to the amazing leaders who've supported me throughout my career and believed in me.

Fiserv used to be a dream job for engineers, but now it’s like a factory for burnout. Pay is nowhere near where it should be, promotions stall all the time, and the best talent is constantly leaving for greener pastures. It’s painful watching a once-great place erode to this level.

I feel both ashamed and surprised to witness the numerous new hires and promotions that have occurred in the last two years, despite the lack of significant deployments in EBS Payroll technology.

From what i'm hearing, there will be minimal if any promotions this cycle. In December the ELT said that performance / merit based reward. Doesn't seem to be the case does it?

Foundational Services is keeping promotions for new directors at only 3 people (for a group of 8000). So, not only will we see more promotions to MDs (assume more than 3), only 3 Directors, and who knows how few AT will ‘allow’ to be promoted for the people actually do the work. Another nail in the coffin for Citi and their hopes for innovation and growth.

Seeing some deserved promotions, but more undeserved. Seeing quite a few people keep their jobs when I haven’t seen them complete a project in over 2 years. Here we go again.

What is the deal with the new titles? Seems like it’s going to combine J and K and o may have one level VP. What does that do to someone who was in line for a promotion from J to K? Will the salary bands change??

I’ve been at Cisco for nearly two years, and it’s becoming very frustrating. Last year, CPF was cut to 0.61, and now they’ve split merits and promotions, basically halving the budget again. It feels really unfair. On top of that, whenever I bring up a raise conversation, my manager guilt-trips me into believing I haven’t done enough, completely overlooking my accomplishments. I’m seriously considering switching jobs, but I wonder- is it the same everywhere? Are most people this unsatisfied at their companies?