Just for the annual promotion, what I know is the direct manager would share the notification with those be promoted in March. When does the manager start nominating which ones can participate in the annual promotion process?
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Meritocracy at SAP was stomped out by the post-covid woke crowd.
These days, promotions are “awarded” based on who you know and/or if you share a back yard with ((CL)).
what do you mean "annual promotion"?
One additional point is that criteria vary across departments. While one group may favor certain traits, another might view them unfavorably. The outcome depends on leadership in that area and your alignment with them. If you have waited too long, consider switching departments.
If you want to be promoted, you have to be Indian.
Promotions need to be approved by Chuck.
Budgets around promotions are decided around January. So your manager definitely knows by the end of January. If you haven't been told by then, then they are just gaslighting you. In the past, off cycle promotions were okay but the process has changed now. Now they create a fake position and then hire the person in that position to promote them. Sometimes there is no change even in their manager or role or responsibilities. The job ad in such cases is literally the CV of the person who they wish to hire. At SAP, employees rarely get promoted for their work. Instead they get promoted based on how good they are at marketing themselves in front of their peers and leadership. Sometimes, employees create a controversy and "solve" it to become a hero. If you're not showing any of these traits or aren't friends with someone already in leadership, it's unlikely that you're on the list to be promoted. And yes, every LoB maintains a whitelist of employees they want to promote and a blacklist of employees who they won't promote even if they find the cure for cancer. It's just how SAP works.