How getting a promotion changed my relationship with work forever
It’s not what you think
Congratulations you got promoted!
Typically, this message should bring you joy and a sense of accomplishment, right?
But sadly that was not the case.
I felt no emotion!
And I questioned myself, is this it?
I am a career-oriented person, at least have been in the past decade.
Then, why did I not feel any of joy after reaching a big milestone in my career?
The answer is that the cost of this promotion ( in terms of my time, health, family time, and more ) was extremely high.
This cost was something I had not known upfront and was not fully committed to paying.
The promotion I am speaking of sucked the life out of me by the time I got the promotion.
I sacrificed a lot to get this promotion.
Sacrifices that I had not committed to.
I had to work twice as hard as anyone else.
I was stressed all the time.
My team and managers had great expectations of me.
I had great expectations from myself.
I was constantly overworked and overwhelmed.
Now, when I think of getting a promotion and climbing the corporate ladder, I ask myself….
Am I willing to pay the price for getting promoted to the next level?
And my answer is a Big Fat ‘NO’.
And the best part is that it feels great having this clarity!
But that does not mean I am just going to be coasting and doing the bare minimum at work.
No, it just means that I am not going to focus all my energy on climbing the corporate ladder. It will happen when it happens.
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