> that's exactly what i thought -- getting a "promotion packet" is absurd. your promotion packet should be the job you have been doing all year long.
I'm guessing you don't know how the process works? I'd like to give a summary so you have more context. Apologies if that's incorrect.
Your promotion is decided by a promotion committee, who likely do not know you or what you do. This is done in an attempt to make promotions fair and objective across the company.
That being the case, you need a promotion packet to describe what you've done to people who are basically strangers.
Don't get me wrong, the process has many issues but I don't think it's fair to assess them without understanding their purposes and I don't think anyone I've seen who complains about it has been able to come up with something better.
I'm guessing you don't know how the process works? I'd like to give a summary so you have more context. Apologies if that's incorrect.
Your promotion is decided by a promotion committee, who likely do not know you or what you do. This is done in an attempt to make promotions fair and objective across the company.
That being the case, you need a promotion packet to describe what you've done to people who are basically strangers.
Don't get me wrong, the process has many issues but I don't think it's fair to assess them without understanding their purposes and I don't think anyone I've seen who complains about it has been able to come up with something better.