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When I was told I was getting a promotion at the end of last year, my manager said it in such a way that he seemed surprised, even as the one giving it to me.
"We're changing your title to . I guess that's, technically, a promotion. Your salary will now be $. Congratulations."
It definitely didn't leave me with the feeling that my manager was happy with me or my work.
Sounds like you failed upwards.
Or maybe that is how he actually felt for some reason.
Either they disapproved their role change. F.e they thought OP was an ace welder, but now they got a role, where they mostly fill out paperwork. "I guess this IS a promotion" - see? Or they thought OP was ace at their job, and now they got sidemoted to an unimportant role, which the manager felt was dead end. "Now you are president of the "unimportant matters with no chance of self improvement department". Or maybe the manager expected, a way bigger promotion, because they felt OP was really fit for the role.
If he is minimally competent as a manager, he phrased it, to warn OP that THIS is the time to jump ship.
Or OP will just do the same job with a slightly higher salary and a fancier name to keep him on board.
Oh yeah the promotion that isn't a promotion. That is also a classic one.
It wasn't a role change, just a salary rung. I went from information-worker 2 to information-worker II. My day to day responsibilities didn't change.
It's almost like he begrudgingly admitted my skills advanced to the point where the company had to give me the promotion.
Or he felt, you deserved an ACTUAL promotion, rather than a small salary bump. If you feel you are doing good work it is hard to imagine all the other people wouldn't feel it.