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Consequences of Turning Down a Promotion?
The Fun Guy asks: "I'm part of a research team, doing interesting work on an important topic. However, I've been getting some signals from various superiors that I might be put in charge of another team; the trouble is, that team is dysfunctional, unproductive, and the focus is not as cool as what I'm working on now. I do have career ambitions to move up the ladder of responsibility and authority, and even recently applied for a job three rungs up, mostly as a way to get noticed by the big wigs. It looks like they noticed, but that project looks like a minefield. I really think I'd rather be second banana on a great project than top banana on a lousy one. How bad would it be for my long-term prospects if I say 'Thanks, but no thanks, I'll wait for a better offer'?"
Wow, I do hope you're joking.
Honesty is the most valuable thing in the world, and therefore must be tightly rationed.
The truth will set you free - from your job, your relationships, etc.
No matter how you look at it, you all are arguing about a fictional character from the future.
Which has next to no bearing to reality.
That is, unless upper management is a bunch of trekkies and that's how you ingraciate yourself with them.
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