Why A Promotion Isn’t Always A Good Thing

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getting a promotion you don't want

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You may not be ready

Every day, people get promotions for which they aren’t ready. They were able to fake it enough in the interview, and now they’re stuck with a job they don’t know how to do. This is the danger that comes with believing we should take a promotion if we get one. But, if you get a promotion for which you aren’t ready, you could start being dead weight at the company, whereas before, you were killing it in your lower position.

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