How to get promoted at any job 💪🏻

26 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this blunt, profanity‑laden monologue, the speaker argues that merely performing the duties of one’s current role will never lead to a promotion. He claims that every employee he has promoted was already handling the responsibilities of the person above them before anyone asked them to. The core prescription is to proactively take on the next‑level work, bring “playbooks” and ready‑to‑use solutions, and prove one’s value before expecting higher pay. He criticizes the mindset of wanting higher compensation without first demonstrating the ability to do the higher‑level job, and warns that if you can’t or won’t do the work of the person ahead of you, you’ll never be promoted.

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You're not getting promoted. All you're doing is your fucking job. Every person I've ever promoted was already doing the job of the person ahead of them before they were ever asked to do it. But if you don't do that, you're never going to get promoted. I'm already having a hard time doing my current job, and now you're asking me to do the other person's job? That means you're not good enough yet, or you're just not willing to do the work. These people expect to get paid before they're even good enough to do the job. If I went to the market to figure out what I need to pay somebody that actually has 10 years experience doing what you're asking to get paid for, I would find the people that come with playbooks, batteries included. If you just do the job before you ever get paid to do it, I guarantee you'll get a promotion.