noun General Slang

quiet promotion

KWY-ut pruh-MOH-shun · noun · informal

Getting more work and responsibility with no title or pay bump.

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Definitions

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When an employer piles additional duties or a departed colleague's workload onto an employee without giving them a raise, new title, or formal recognition.

“They gave her a quiet promotion by dumping the manager's tasks on her, minus the manager's pay.”
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quiet promotion In A Sentence

They gave her a quiet promotion by dumping the manager's tasks on her, minus the manager's pay.

Origin & Usage

Named in workplace-trend coverage in the early 2020s alongside quiet quitting and quiet firing.

People Also Ask

What is a quiet promotion?

It is when an employer piles on extra duties or a colleague's workload without giving you a raise, a new title, or recognition.

Is a quiet promotion a good thing?

Usually not; the term is used critically because it means more work and responsibility with none of the reward of a real promotion.

Where does the term come from?

It appeared in early-2020s workplace-trend coverage alongside quiet quitting and quiet firing.

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