It's all politics-you need to network, know people, and be good at "saying the right thing at the right time" rather than being honest. Been in my position forever, very knowledgeable at what I do, trained people that have risen way above me, asked for raises and barely get the average rate on this website (also I'm friends with upper managers in other areas that have told me throughout the years that I'm under paid), been in positions that don't exist so they don't have to promote me, was told "just because you're a loyal, hard working employee that never called out/covers all the time doesn't mean you deserve to get promoted", training is a joke- you often times get thrown to the wolves because it's "too busy" to take the time to properly train you, was at a store where all the problems got ignored when we tried to reach out to higher management up the ladder, etc. I could go on for a while sadly about more "cons" and I'm not usually the type to complain, but I've realized my worth that will never be seen with my employer in short. Been holding out for years for it to "get better" and have "better opportunities" only to be let down more times than I can count.
