If so I wish them good luck - as oppose to the US, these regions have laborlaws which makes it very hard for a company with Microsofts margin to lay people off. And in my experience they are *eager* to get your skills and your lower level payroll expense! I heard that promotion budgets are significantly reduced at below 65 level. That's not going to change in six months (which I learned). "I'm in the 61 bucket and currently struggling with my team for many months. Thanks. you need to hit the pause button for one big time-out regarding where you are, where you're going, and what needs to change. Wonderful. You almost always have to earn it. Being irreplaceble is bad because you spend more times on coding/fixing bugs and there is less time to work on your visibility. It appears on 6.3% of resumes. They know that if the team does well, they will do fine.5. One, we bill customers higher for higher levels and we call everyone 'highly experienced' or even an 'architect'. Few others are long time softies who have been doing average to good job for very long time (3-7 years) without getting any promos. I only wish the internal MyMicrosoft blog had posts that were this valuable and insightful. Visiting Assistant Professor of Phyiscs in Notre Dame, IN for Saint Most of them are not. Senior Director, Data & AI South East Asia lead i.a Aug 2021 - Jan 20226 months Singapore 33NFT Admin & Ops 33NFT Sep 2021 - Present1 year 7 months Netherlands 33NFT is one of the top anonymous. Any idea on when is this going to change? I know there are still some out there but things have improved a lot in my view. FY08 review: "limited". Then L64 took two years. Yet, I know that a friend just got one. In particular I am at 64 for quite some time. So he is looking to become partner this year on the team's work. But power plays are at work and I get smacked when I try and take on extra work.So my question to the more experienced is this - how does one get the attention of management when they are focused on their own problems, their favorite underlings (of which I am not one), and when there is not enough work to go around?"1. Also, the way you achieve your commitments does affect the perception and recognition of your efforts. If you have potential and luck then you can achieve promotion velocity of one level every 18 months.Finally, heres my advice for who aspire for L62->L63 jump: Look around. It was then that things ground to a halt. Great post! And how do you represent yourself as a leader and influencer when you are in a room with 6 other people vying for the exact same thing? I just want to grow, and I am aware that it does not translate to a promotion always. If you find a boss who likes the kind of work you can do, follow him/her wherever they go. If youre working individually there is an upper limit on how much you can accomplish since there are only 24 hours in a day some of which must be devoted to eating, sleeping, and other bodily functions. To the guy you said:I'd like to hear some more experiences from MCS. No managers seems to want to talk to the previous managers for promo stuff and each wants at least 12 mos of time to think to observer. If you were in the running your manager would have told you / asked for ammunition by now. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did in some ways. Here's some advice from a recent L64'er (L63 last year). I take some of the blame for not managing my career more directly, but no one should be offered a promotion when they leave--if they are valuable, let them know before hand! Its difficult to transfer to a new position because at a high level, what group is going to take you on to a new position you have no experience in. Rob Nelson - Senior Director of Inside Sales - LinkedIn