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what nobody tells you about the promo timeline

pm_priya · 3 replies

I've been through this twice now and the thing that kept catching me off guard was the math on timing.

most companies have two promo cycles a year, maybe one. if you miss the nomination cutoff you're waiting another 6 months minimum. so "you're on track" from your manager in April might mean "earliest possible outcome is November." and if calibration in November goes poorly for any reason, you're now looking at the following spring.

you can do everything right and the answer can still be "18 months from now" just because of where you started in the cycle. I'm not saying this to be bleak. I'm saying: build the timeline backward from the cutoff dates, not forward from your last performance review. ask HR what the nomination window is. it's not secret information. most people just don't ask.

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apm_aisha

this is the most practically useful thing I've read on this topic. I had no idea the nomination cutoff was a separate date from when calibration happens. going to ask about this next 1:1.

director_dee

as a director I'll add: if you're not sure whether you're "in the cycle" for this window, you are almost certainly not. being "in the cycle" is an active thing your manager has to do paperwork for. ask directly: am I submitted for this cycle, yes or no.

pm_priya

yes. this. "you're on track" is not the same thing as "I've submitted your name." ask the yes/no question.