Dealing with failure is something we all had to overcome in one way or the other, but it is you who can choose to make lemonade with the limes your workplace has generously offered you. Here, you will find some interesting and effective ways to deal with the pain and shame, when your application for promotion has been rejected, by your respective hierarchy. This is an extremely common scenario for all corporate jobs, and you can’t afford to lose your career by making a scene out of it. Obviously, you are the boss of your choices but the following steps will surely help you overcome that frustration.
1. Sleep On It!
It may sound like the most heard lines but, it is one of the most effective solutions. Don’t show your frustrations right away just sleep on it (If you can). If you can’t, then use the night for a little introspection and ask yourself what might have gone wrong and you might get a new perspective the next morning.
2. Understand the Situation
The scenario would go like this; if you haven’t got the promotion then someone else has gotten it. And you need to understand the entire situation, acting like a child who has been denied an ice cream will not take you anywhere.
- Be mature and deal with the situation with openness.
- Don’t gossip to vent your frustration with your coworkers.
- Instead try saying, "They really deserved it," or "They were really qualified."
It is your responsibility to act graciously towards the person who received that promotion. Offer your congratulations and treat them warmly and be friendly, as per your comfort. Remember other takes note of your behaviors.
3. Ask for Feedback
When you are denied a promotion there might be a reason behind this choice, you go to your manager and ask for feedback on the next day. Discuss so that you can learn about the reason for your disapproval. And ask them if they could suggest something to elevate your performance for the next promotions. Along with that, you can also share about your career goal, and how you can achieve it, it should be a constructive talk between you and your manager.
Ask a trusted coworker about how you are perceived in your office. This is unfortunate that promotions are often given based on how you are perceived around the office premises. If you gather the knowledge of how you are being taken in your office then you can work on it in the future.
- Hone Your Skills
- You are not going to be in the same
- Learn inside and outside of your workplace
- Get Credit for work
- Attend workplace social events
4. Move On!
The final and the most important step of getting rejected by your official for a promotion, is moving on. Yes, eventually you need to move on from this failure and focus on your next ventures. While your gesture to upgrade yourself is still on you will have to ask yourself the question that why you wanted this job so badly. Whether it is for financial reasons or some professional reason, you need to understand it and work on better prospects. You can contact a headhunter for advice along with this you can reach out to your network for more job suitable job leads and seek more job opportunities.
These are the steps that will help you to reach your better self and will help you get better in your career and make the best out of it. If you truly want to switch your company don’t do it overnight. Give yourself a span of 6 months to a year and gradually plan to leave the company and get a job that will utilize your skills and will also allow you to grow.
