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How to deal with an employee who is requesting a demotion?
Some people do not work to be challenged, pushed and pressured.
It might be hard for someone with a more competitive mindset to understand but these people have a job just to pay rent. They are not ...
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How to deal with an employee who is requesting a demotion?
She said:
"I like that job"
"It's easier"
Which roughly translates to:
I don't like this job
This job is too hard
Even if she hadn't said that, it would be worth looking into what she likes or ...
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Co-worker is now managing my team. Does this mean that I'm being demoted?
I cannot decide whether this is me getting demoted, or just Alice
getting promoted, or both at the same.
Unless your title is changed, this is just Alice getting promoted.
Congratulate Alice, ...
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How do I ask for a demotion?
Bring it up to your boss! (Again!)
Each of you of course have different concerns and angles – he has a team to run, and you're about to have a baby – but the two of you have got to communicate.
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I think I've received an unofficial demotion, how should I raise my concerns?
When you ask your manager for more responsibilities and more inclusion in high level discussions, it's one strike and you're out. You either get it immediately, or you don't. If you've already asked ...
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How to deal with an employee who is requesting a demotion?
I was equally confused a few years ago, in a similar situation. A colleague quit her job for another job.
The details:
Initially she was a programmer. I do not know the salary she had, but it must ...
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How can I sell a willing demotion to my management?
I would love to step back into my old role. How do I sell this to
management?
If you have a decent rapport with your boss, then you simply have an honest discussion.
You talk about the stress of ...
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Can my employer fire me for notifying them of my unpaid overtime hours?
The tl;dr here is simple. If you live in a "at will" state, you can be terminated for anything if the reason is not based on a protected class. Find a new job as soon as possible (especially ...
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How do I ask for a demotion?
Create a succession plan
It’s great your boss is willing to be so flexible. Try to use this flexibility to plan a solution that will meet both your needs.
Day-to-day management of 24 reports can be ...
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How to deal with an employee who is requesting a demotion?
"running away from responsibility"
She is not running away. She has seen two jobs with different workload and wage and like any other employee has to decide if she values free time or money more. (...
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I think I've received an unofficial demotion, how should I raise my concerns?
@Ertai87 has a good answer that covers the main options you have moving forward, so I will just add an observation:
I'd like to avoid leaving this job if possible, because the pay is far above market ...
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Can my employer fire me for notifying them of my unpaid overtime hours?
This sounds like one of the most toxic work environments I have ever heard of. Not only do you have your new boss from the sounds of things setting you up for a constructive dismissal, but you're also ...
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Demoted through no fault of my own. Required to pay company if I leave. Advice?
I don't necessarily see this as a demotion. There's a need for only one person in this role in the merged department. This role was awarded to someone who has more seniority/tenure in the company. ...
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Demoted through no fault of my own. Required to pay company if I leave. Advice?
Your first problem is one of perspective, and it's one you need to get over. Your boss now needs to manage a division he only knows half of. If he gives all of the leadership roles to the people who ...
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Co-worker is now managing my team. Does this mean that I'm being demoted?
15 people is a lot of people to report to one manager. It's entirely reasonable to split the team up. Alice got the chance to step into management. Congratulate her.
Having said that, it is ...
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Co-worker is now managing my team. Does this mean that I'm being demoted?
Am I being demoted?
You are not. Your role is what you do. How many layers are above you is a function of the company's organization, not a reflection on you.
Most change is just change. You're ...
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I think I've received an unofficial demotion, how should I raise my concerns?
You mention in the comments:
We disagree on technical decisions (during code reviews and meetings) often, and those can get a bit heated. She also makes snide remarks about the quality of my code ...
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How do I ask for a demotion?
I would do this quite simply:
"Hey boss, since our last meeting I have thought a lot on my immediate future. I have come to the conclusion that it makes most sense for me to go back to my project ...
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I think I've received an unofficial demotion, how should I raise my concerns?
I went through pretty much the exact same thing 2 years ago. Only it was a consultant, not a co-worker, who was promoted over me.
As Heinzi said, there are two possibilities:
You're a senior ...
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How can I avoid an undeserved demotion
If you want to continue working in software development, and this role does not offer much in the way of software development, do not accept the change in your role. Future recruiters will look at ...
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How to deal with an employee who is requesting a demotion?
Not everyone wants to climb the career ladder
It's expected in our society that we all want to climb the career ladder, to grow into bigger responsibilities and salaries. But this is not actually ...
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How do I ask for a demotion?
If you don't want people to argue, stop giving reasons
One thing I've found is that the more reasons you give for a decision, the more leverage you give someone who doesn't agree with that decision to ...
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Can my employer fire me for notifying them of my unpaid overtime hours?
tl,dr: You are a goner there, but you may be able to get compensation for leaving on your own.
You are clearly being managed "out of the door". For whatever reason, the new leadership doesn'...
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Need Advice on Changing an Indirect Demotion Into a Role of Leadership
You definitely need to communicate your concerns to your manager first, not the director. Jumping over his/her head will create even more of a political issue.
Have a private, and (relatively) candid ...
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How to react when I am demoted for reasons not related to my performance?
I've been in your position.
First thing to do is go to your boss (the old one, not the one you've just been given) and demand to know why you've been demoted, and what your future is. Demand is not ...
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How can I sell a willing demotion to my management?
How do I sell this to management?
Focusing on your specific question, you can offer to mentor your eventual replacement, and subsequently, offer to do so by accepting a demotion. When asked, it's ...
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How to deal with an employee who is requesting a demotion?
Here's a tip: Consider the new pay carefully. Had she stayed in the old position for those 4 years, she'd likely have gotten some increase(s). So I would not revert to the last pay of the old ...
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How to deal with an employee who is requesting a demotion?
I am confused, should I just approve her request? I am stopping myself to think that she is not fit for any job because she is running away from responsibility.
Can she physically perform the old job ...
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How do I ask for a demotion?
Some companies don't handle demotions well.
Bosses / HR / company don't agree on this.
New bosses handle old boss poorly, as they fear their experience and power over the team. How will you be able ...
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Demoted, how to handle?
You need to check your contract, but basically, yes, in the United States if you're an at-will employee, they can fire you for that.
Do you really want to be looking for a new job during this pandemic?...
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