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What to Do If You're Offered a Dry Promotion | Queer Money Ep 496
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What are dry promotions and how do they harm marginalized communities more?
This is Queer Money episode #496, and today we’re sharing how your boss could get you to work more for less and what you should do about it.
Topics Covered:
- How dry promotions are defined as promotions that come without a raise
- The problem with being given additional responsibilities without additional authority
- 6 reasons to decline a dry promotion at work
- How dry promotions impact employee morale and retention
- Why a dry promotion can throttle your career progression and lead to burnout
- 5 ways dry promotions hurt LGBTQ+ people and minorities
- How dry promotions perpetuate marginalization, stifle authenticity and exacerbate inequality
- The mental health impacts of dry promotions on marginalized communities
- Why women, LGBTQ+ people and other minorities are more likely to accept a dry promotion
- How to maintain your professionalism and decline a dry promotion graciously
- When it makes sense to accept a dry promotion as a steppingstone for advancement
- Accepting a dry promotion under the condition of revisiting the salary increase
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