Hey everyone,
After 2 years I just learned I am not being considered for a promotion during the upcoming cycle. I have only had exceptional reviews with my managers during that time, and am pretty shocked. I'm wondering, is it worth staying at this point? How long did the G3->G5->G6 pipeline take for you?
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How could you have known this already?
Good reviews aren't what get you promoted. You get promoted by actually working at the grade level above you. Find your group's a job ladder document and make sure that's what you're doing.
Switch groups or leave
Pre 2023, if you are a female technical minority, or related to a VP or higher, about 1-2 yrs per promotion. If you are a Asian or White male, the avg is 4yrs.
Go. Keep finding new opportunities at other companies since the one you're working at now, Intel, isn't recognizing your talents. Don't wait. Not worth it. Plus, Intel will never give you a straight answer as to how you can grow at the company unless as your manager or some similar person is pleased with your brown nosing. No such thing as loyalty at Intel.
Don't believe anyone at Intel especially managers from a specific country if you know what I mean
Tell me I'm wrong but you just wasted 2 years of your career. If salary cuts of last year was not enough to motivate you to leave , I don't know what will
Just be honest with yourself, surely you know one of the best ways to climb pay grades is by switching through companies early on, then settle in somewhere at your "career grade". A junior in the same company never jumps up the grades as fast an individual that has gained broader experience through a couple of other companies.
First, 2 years is not end of the world. 4 years is avg.
But, if your performance is not acknowledged. Just leave. If you have no other life constraints, just leave. It’s no guarantee that you will get promo elsewhere but atleast you will go out there and learn something new.
At Intel, performance, unless it’s in brown nosing, is not a factor in promotion.
With your excellent ratings how well do you think you can do for how long with the most excellent leaders in place?
2 years without a promo isn't the end of the world. Intel HR is always limiting the promo budget so it's quite possible someone else had to be prioritized above you. At Intel your performance is only one of several factors that affect whether you will get promoted. In any case, your manager should be aligning with you and not setting any expectations that are beyond control.
Definitely find a different company. so many better options out there...Really I left in 2023 - it was a horrible experience - 14 yrs of service...I would never go back to InHell.
Get out of this company if you care about career growth.
When a company doesn’t grow or shrinks, the number of positions stays constant or goes down. The lower grades suffer the most as there are little opportunities to move up.
Do yourself a favor and move into a high growth company.