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What? that's rather absurd! Who wouldn't want a promotion?

I know, it's not everyday we come across such a topic, especially since a lot of people work hard enough to earn a raise and scale up that corporate ladder with time. I know i work hard and i'd be pleased to get a promotion, (If i had a job, that is).

What's not to love about getting promoted? It comes with a lot of added benefits. You get a bigger paycheck, your CV looks a bit better, you get to be addressed differently and probably get a new office. It could extend to other parts of your life too such as more time off work to spend with family and friends or on things that are important to you other than work. Why wouldn't anyone want a raise? 

Well, let's speak for ourselves. Not all promotions are appealing in every sense of the word, and there are a couple of people who might not want to get promoted at work for a lot of reasons. 

First off, getting promoted at work most times involves new or additional sets of responsibilities, pressure, and changes. You might be directly responsible for some extra set of things and that puts you directly under the watch of your employers. The pressure to deliver results might be daunting and If you're least-prepared to accommodate such changes (no matter how competent or skilled you are), it might be worth considering a decline. Also, if you have a focus-extensive project going on after work (say, some serious academic program), it might be a bit of struggle taking on new set of responsibilities at work.

Other times, turning down a promotion might just be about the nature of the job or the dream and plans of the individual. I might turn down a promotion at a workplace if i feel it's more of a temporary job than a career i'm willing to pursue.

There's also a lot of people who enjoy working behind the scenes than being in the limelights! They enjoy the creativity of their little crucible and are content with the dividends/pay check they receive for their honest work. Such people might turn down a promotion if they don't find it interesting. etc etc etc...

So, i guess the topic isn't nearly as insane as you might have thought at first.
That said, it's not healthy to say yes to something you really don't want for yourself, even if it's a promotion at work. So, how do express that lightly to your boss without making yourself feel ungrateful? In an article on HBR.org, titled **[How to Tell Your Boss You Don't Want a Promotion](https://hbr.org/2019/02/how-to-tell-your-boss-you-dont-want-a-promotion)**, Patricia Thompson shares just how that can be done. I assure you it's revealing. I'll include the link to the article below again. Happy to share! 

###### https://hbr.org/2019/02/how-to-tell-your-boss-you-dont-want-a-promotion.

###### <center><sup>Thank you for reading, Pan.</sup></center>
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