Best way to ask for a job promotionThe best way to ask for a job promotion is to prepare for as long as you can and not when you spontaneously decide you are in the mood to get an ego boost. I have seen many people endure a period of time when they felt under appreciated and decided to see if their supervisor will validate them...and they clumsily end up in a tense confrontation wherein they basically issue an ultimatum. How would you respond to someone demanding such royal treatment? If someone were to burst into my office without any warning whatsoever and tell me they wanted a raise or promotion I would not even entertain their illusions of grandeur. On the spot demands of any kind, in any personal or professional context rarely get fulfilled. The reason is the presentation is angry with a dash of entitlement and cannot me considered anything other than a ploy to feel loved. Small children master this technique; go almost any store in America and you will see children act out in an effort to get what they want..some will beg (well, all will beg), some will plead but then there is the screamer. The screamer knows his/her parents will not want the public commenting on their supposedly poor parenting skills that permit such behavior so they are faced with a decision, abandon the trip to the store entirely so they can escape to a private session away from the judgmental public..or they stand their ground and firmly tell the child who is in charge. So, when we get older we stop stomping are feet and holding our breath and act more mature to get what we want...and sometimes it requires a lot of patience. Every employer wants to keep their best people so understand that fully before pushing the panic button but where do you fit? Do you make the company money? Do you save your company money? Do you make the people around you better or more efficient?And most important…can you fully understand the direction of the company? What about their mission statement..if you were asked about it, could you answer? I have seen truly amazing employees repeatedly get passed over even though they seemed well suited..And in my opinion they may have understood their job function very well but were hazy on the future aims of the company. The other thing is the bitter employee..who may be competent but cannot stay out of the break room. The break room is where careers can be born or threatened…I am not a proponent of the environment because people letting off steam in my presence can easily lead to guilt by association. Employees that are disgruntled are rarely happy until someone finally validated what they are saying…and human nature being what it is…people feel compelled to share the “news” with others and before you know it you are weakening the fabric of the company with dividing people instead of uniting them. It is rarely a healing rage that makes for career advancement…people are not given door prizes for their suffering, however people that know how to operate within the existing and future framework will always be an asset. Job promotion written by Ken Bownes Job Promotion blogHow do you request for job promotion?Share it! Leave Job promotion page to Home Page |
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