Promotion

Hi, I have 2 years of experience at Accenture. Today was the day when they discussed the default promotion and the hike. In a call, my manager told me that they couldn’t give me the promotion, which is default & mandatory according to Accenture policies. The only thing she gave me was an 8.5% hike, which is also the default for all ASEs in Accenture.

I was on PIP in April-May due to political reasons in my project. I didn’t butter up my manager or lick her boots, and because of that, she put me on PIP and did everything possible to try to kick me out of the company. But unfortunately for her, I gave my 120%, and as a result, they had to retain me, and the PIP was over in May.

Now, she’s telling me that they are unable to give me the default promotion I deserve the most, using the PIP as the reason. I single-handedly handled my project, which was about to close from 10-9. I kept working hard, but after all of this, I still had to hear this. I’m completely broken and helpless. I need this promotion very badly as my family is financially dependent on me.

She’s telling me that in the next quarter, they’ll "figure it out." I’m completely clueless and have no idea what to do?