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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, I regret not seeking promotions. I was good at what I did and had no desire to advance. As the years passed a younger generation entered the organization and they eagerly sought advancements. As they advanced and I did not I became less respected and appreciated in the organization.

I attribute this to everything being relative to our own position in life. The employees many of whom I mentored when they first arrived fresh out of college had now become my supervisors. Ironically, they came to believe they had succeeded because they were smart, capable, and ambitious which was true. Unfortunately, the flip side of that was the same people came to believe, I had not been promoted because I lacked those same qualities which had made them successful.

Inasmuch as a result of longevity, I was at the top of my pay scale and the organization could hire two newbies for the cost of my salary management began to phase me out. They didn't fire me, but they moved me around, made me uncomfortable, gave me less-desirable assignments and in general made taking an early retirement seem more desirable than remaining in an organization where I was no longer respected or wanted.

I should have sought promotions when my time-in-service and expertise warranted advancements. People came to believe without me really knowing it as time passed that if I had actually been any good at my job,  I would have been promoted years ago. Ultimately, in one way or another, I was encouraged to resign. It still saddens me because I still had many productive years ahead of me.

In short, when the time come for advancements you should take them. In the end you may not wind up like Willy Loman and me, but it will alway remain a possibility. [/quote]

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