The thing is, I've been here 5 years and I already know how they work, so I really don't feel a promotion is forthcoming at all. I am already 34 and at an entry level title and grade, while people who are 27 are becoming section heads at mx11! The fact that my bigboss could even tell me that "i'm not young anymore" last year already tells me that I'm not going to be going anywhere in this organization. The other people who were here 9-12 years with no promotion are not the typical slackers like most of my branch, and yet they were going nowhere because they were not popular with the bosses; ie they don't go for diving trips or barbecues with the bosses on weekends.
I can't believe I took a pay cut to join my organization; it was a gamble that didn't pay off, and now I have to take another one when I leave but i guess it's something I have to go through.
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