LEGALLY SPEAKING: Quiet Promotion and how to deal with it

Laura Pycraft - Career Coach ‍and Talent Management Expert talks about You May Get A 'Quiet Promotion' And Not Realize Until It's Too Late <br /> <br /> There's a difference between a stretch opportunity and this exploitative behavior. <br /> <br /> Quiet promotions can lead to quiet quitting. Don't let this happen to you. <br /> <br /> If you have ever felt like you are doing work that goes above and beyond your job title, you might have gotten a “quiet promotion.” <br /> <br /> They often take place after a company layoff or when a co-worker goes on leave. With your team short-staffed, extra responsibilities and the duties of your departed colleagues may be piled on you without a change in pay or job title. “You do the job of two people for the price of one,” said career strategist Ana Goehner. <br /> <br /> Too many of us feel like we’ve been given a quiet promotion. When JobSage surveyed 1,000 full-time U.S. employees in October, three out of four said their workload has increased without additional compensation. <br /> <br /> If you keep being asked to do more and be a team player, you could be dealing with a quiet promotion. <br /> <br /> Ana Goehner, a career strategist who has been quietly promoted a few times when she worked in corporate jobs, said for her it stemmed from not knowing how to say no to additional work. <br /> <br /> “As an over-achiever immigrant, I wanted to be a team player and get things done. I thought a heavy workload was the only way to receive a promotion. I took on backup work from peers, and it became my responsibility. I did more than my colleagues, earned less and kept the same title,” she said. “It took me years to realize that doing the job of two people was unsustainable. I got very sick.” <br /> <br /> Goehner said the constant cycle of job-related stress took a toll on her body and mind. She would emotionally eat and sustained back and knee issues, stomach pain and migraines, and she needed physical therapy. <br /> <br /> “I felt in a state of fight-or-flight daily,” she no