Are you in line yet for that big promotion at work? How long have you been waiting? Does a job title upgrade feel long overdue? Climbing the proverbial corporate ladder is something often encouraged, ...

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A TikToker claimed hardworking, nice employees rarely get promoted. Experts say high performers often face "performance punishment" and are seen as less assertive. Toxic cultures and outdated ...

Getting promoted isn’t always just about working hard; sometimes, it’s about putting your effort in the right direction. Even high-performing employees can unknowingly sabotage their progress and end ...

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This is part of a series, "Why Not Me?!" The others are: "Why Can't I Land a Job?" "Why Can't I Get Into Graduate School?" "Unsuccessful in Love" Here, I turn to people who are employed, believe they ...

When self-made millionaire Codie Sanchez was working as a low-level analyst at Goldman Sachs, she asked her boss what she could do to get promoted — and his advice was simpler than you might think. “I ...

Most workers (75%) end up leaving before ever being promoted, finds ADP in its latest analysis. Better leave than wait out the clock. Aspirational workers beware, staying at one company won't get you ...

Getting ahead in life is hard work, and it doesn’t always depend on real competence. The consensus in academia is that around 65 percent of leaders end up failing spectacularly, probably because they ...