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by unsnap_biceps 632 days ago
I keep getting pushed to move into a role that I know I will fail in. I don't get it. I'm happy where I am. Isn't that enough?
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The managers above you are judged by them climbing higher. So if they can coach you into a larger role, they'll look better. There's no incentive from the manager side to leave you alone, unless you've made enemies.

As long as you work somewhere with ladder mobility and some churn, the opportunists will rise, and they'll want/need you to rise too.