The Quiet Promotion (More Work, No Pay?!)
- hongminglau8
- May 27
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 24
Let's see how you handle this extra workload for 6 months, and then we can discuss a formal promotion."
「不如睇下你呢半年做得點，之後再傾正式升職啦。」
🚩 RED FLAG. This is called a "Quiet Promotion." The company gets manager-level output for a junior-level salary, and by month 6, the budget is magically "frozen."
🚩 聽到呢句要小心！呢個叫「Quiet Promotion」。公司用 Junior 人工買你 Manager 級嘅產出，半年後通常會話 Budget freeze 咗。
In this episode, your Career Coach and Headhunter - Hong Ming Lau, ACC and co-host - Candy Tsang teach you how to say YES to the opportunity, but force leadership to commit to a timeline and a paycheck. Link below!
喺呢一集，你的職業教練兼獵頭顧問- Hong Ming Lau, ACC 同 拍檔- Candy Tsang 會拆解呢個公司慳錢陷阱，教你用「職責與薪酬對齊策略 (Scope-to-Salary Alignment)」。學識點樣設立界線，確保你嘅心血最終會換來真正嘅 Title 同人工！
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