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Anti climactic story time (as in there's no promotion in this story):

Sometime ago there were some organizational changes happening in my company that put me in a very tricky place. Theoretically, I was put on a level that was supposed to be an upgrade from my previous level. Practically, it didn't come with any benefits and it was actually a downgrade because anyone who joined the company in the six months before these changes was in the same level as me (who'd been in for roughly 2 years).
It felt really insulting because I was about to be actually promoted. My manager and his manager tried to gaslight me into believing that I'm not at all affected in any way, before giving in and agreeing that a mistake was made. I was promised that next year it'll be corrected and I'll be promoted two levels. Even the HR assured me of that. I knew it was too good to be true but I was too demotivated to find another job.
Fast forward one year. My bosses are all praises for the work I put in. But, no two level promotion. Reason? They tried but couldn't get the management to agree. The boss apologized to me and asked me if I wanted him to try again. What an insolent arse!

Fast forward one more, extremely glum year.
This time I am part of a different team so the team lead is different but the manager is same. The team lead really went all out with showing appreciation for me. He talked for almost an hour(!) about how I exceeded his expectations and went on to claim that his app's release would have been impossible if it weren't for me, the new team member. It was really humbling and satisfying. But what did I get? A limp handshake from the manager with fucking loose change.
Silver lining. At least the manager did away with the 'well wisher, on your side' pretense this time. No mentions of failed promises, just regular empty promises for the future.

Fast forward 3 months.
Still here. Recovering. I am mulling over a much better offer than what my current boss can give me. Thinking about how long it takes before I'm in the dumpster again. I have stopped giving any fucks about anything here. I try to do the minimum required unless it benefits me in some way.

The end.

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    @Humanoid- I'm not sure. The offer seems good but the company's reviews are spectacularly poor. The work doesn't seem better either. But that's the case in my current job as well. I might accept it for the money and the desperately needed escape from my current job. I'll share an update when I've made up my mind. Thank you for asking. I'm more on the side of accepting it just so I can get a change.
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    @TheCommoner282 I don't have debts but I don't have good savings to quit without a job offer. I don't have a lot of offers because I keep screening myself out.
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    @Humanoid- Just an update.
    I'm rejecting the offer. The money is better but the job still sucks and there's no promotion (same deal... You have only been working x years instead of the mandatory x + 0.5 years). There have been a lot of red flags with this company and I don't want to jump out from the well only UK land into a plateau.
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    @Humanoid- yeah. I'm in better spirits right now. Learning and searching. I need to work more on searching though.
    Thanks for your concern. :)
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