
Need advice on promotion
I joined my current company around 15 months ago as a Senior Product Manager. Over this period, I’ve consistently put in a lot of effort and taken on significant responsibilities. A month ago, during a discussion with my manager and the CPO, they told me they planned to promote me to Group Product Manager. They even mentioned (in an email) that a few people would start reporting to me (along with names) and confirmed that this transition would happen soon.
However, during the latest appraisal cycle (last week), I received a below average appraisal, with no clear explanation . This has left me confused and honestly quite demotivated.
I plan to speak with my manager soon, but I’m trying to understand—what could be going on here? Has anyone faced something similar? How should I approach this conversation?
PS: I don’t work at Gojek.
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Tc and yoe or gtfo

Sir how does TC matter?

Matters. Because if the TC is too high already, companies would tend to suppress your growth as much as possible to restrict your TC. Doesn't happen in bigger firms but in many startups this is a oft practised strategy. They will invent all sorts of rules and regulations excuses for this