Define: "Dry Promotion" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Reject it entirely. Extra work requires extra pay."
An advancement in job title and responsibilities without an accompanying increase in salary.
What does "Dry Promotion" actually mean?
"Rewarding 17 years of technical excellence with a Lead title and 40 hours of new management duties for exactly zero extra dollars in compensation."
"While budgets are tight, we would like to offer you a dry promotion to recognize your leadership."
"They offered him a dry promotion to Principal Architect, hoping the fancy title would distract him from the frozen pay bands."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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