BANGALORE: With the end of the financial year, everyone awaits for that increment letter which will pronounce your hike or your new designation. But, the promotion letter just offered to you might not be what you actually wanted. Your anticipations don’t go well with what your promotion offers you. And you realize the prospective chances seem more of a burden once you receive the promotion.

There is a famous saying: “Be careful what you wish for.”Accepting a promotion in the first place looks as though you have made a smart decision. Yet, you feel contrite about taking up the promotion later. Working for a better future and accepting a promotion can bring rewards in your professional life but it could also usher distress and failure.

If your promotion is bag of disappointments and doesn’t meet your needs and expectations, here are 7 questions that you should figure out, reports Forbes.

Are you clear about your needs?

We believe that a single promotion can be a key to our success and we keep muddling through to get these promotions. What actually concerns us regarding the promotion is the salary hike. Without giving a second thought to it we accept the offer considering the raise that comes along. On the contrary, this might be different from what it seems. There are professionals who receive the promotion yet the raise is not what they predicted.

If your salary doesn’t go well with your expectations, you should address the problem by going through what your promotion has to offer before accepting new responsibilities. And if you are struggling to keep pace with the new responsibilities, do request for the things you need.

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