Should I quit my job right after getting promoted?
Getting a promotion right when you plan to quit makes leaving feel weird and creates unexpected hesitation. Even though you can still earn more money elsewhere, the awkward timing can make you wish you hadn't been promoted at all. However, you can immediately leverage that new senior title on your resume to bargain for an even higher salary at a new firm.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- People have been saying this in most months since September 2026.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Accepting the promotion and continuing the job search while earning higher payDid this help you?
- 2Securing a new job offer elsewhere and resigning immediately regardless of the recent promotionDid this help you?
- 3Sticking around if happy with the current workplace despite lower compensationDid this help you?
- 4Securing solid job offers before quittingDid this help you?
- 5Writing out frustrations to see if a new firm would actually be betterDid this help you?
- 6Factoring in post-promotion bonuses and job security before deciding to leaveDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I feel conflicted because I had basically made up my mind about leaving, but now it will feel weird if I leave right after getting a promotion.”source ↗
“I would still make more elsewhere, but I almost wish I didn’t get the promotion so it’d be easier for me to leave.”source ↗
“Would it make sense to jump then? I realized that after I get promoted, it will appear on my resume as if my entire experience at this new firm had been at senior title, and adding CPA to that, I think I could bargain for higher than what I am being paid now.”source ↗
Where this came up
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