Were promotions a hit or miss for your team? It seems mixed as always.
I thought some junior members on my team would get the bump, but it was all senior people going up another level. I think they still deserved it, though. Another case where a team of high performers and bad policies leads to people being left out. I expect at least 1 of the level 4 or 5's that are not visa-bound to leave.
One person I spoke with said their team's promotions were all head scratchers. Unfortunately there is not much transparency when this sort of thing happens. Their team has been partially offshored already, so I think they and the others that used to care more are biding their time while they hurtle down the slippery slope of GFES.