Americans hoping for a promotion in 2025 should prepare to face stiffer competition. Economic instability took a bite out of payroll budgets in recent years, and as employers finally find themselves ...

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Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company‘s mini advice column. Twice a week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace ...

Career coaches shared what you can do to get a raise or promotion before asking for one. One told Insider you should think of it as an ongoing campaign rather than a one-off request. They advised how ...

It’s often not too big a deal when your boss occasionally asks you to take on a little more work than in your original job description. This request is typically wrapped up in notions of “a great ...

Most professionals believe that their performance review is the ideal moment to ask for a promotion. They spend weeks preparing their case, practicing their pitch and gathering evidence of their ...

There’s nothing quite like a quick scroll through Instagram to fuel your contempt for other people. It’s the evening commute and you’re avoiding eye contact with strangers by staring at your feed, ...

No beating around the bush here. Entrepreneurship is a cutthroat realm where the bold thrive. You’ll fade into oblivion if you’re not unabashedly showcasing your unique capabilities, hollering about ...

Back in the 1980s, this pilot fish in a local government office isn’t in IT, but he’d like to be. “When departmental IT needed someone with business knowledge to work with them on a data entry ...

Soon after Kay took on a new role at an e-commerce company in the fall of 2023, the responsibilities began to pile up. Kay – who asked USA TODAY to not use her full name for fear of losing her job – ...

Ashley Herd spent over 20 years working in HR before launching her own company. She said employees should consider the hardest parts of a new role before requesting it. Herd also shared key phrases to ...