Lower-Level Job Offer? Check Scope and Promotion Promises
Downleveled after interviews? Avoid the pitfall of accepting a lower-level role solely on a quick-promotion promise. Clarify the reason, ask whether one evidence-based review is allowed, and compare actual ownership, decision authority, success measures and written salary terms. A development review date promises neither promotion nor a raise. The fictional six-month review and two-year same-level stress test are planning examples, not employer policies or forecasts. Decide using the role available today and your own alternatives.
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