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Daniel Tomko
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Rahul Pandey

Why Chasing Promotion Could Hurt You

07/06/2023

Daniel has never gunned for a promotion when choosing teams or projects. In fact, he's actively turned down promotions he was offered at Microsoft and Meta (Philip Su famously down-leveled himself at Meta so he was no longer a Director).

Here's why chasing a promotion could end up causing more stress and end up hurting your career in the long run.

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