Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
If I had to do a lot of promotion as a kid, it would have been very intense. I'm really glad I got to go through high school, have a college experience, and have the last five years since then, just... being a person.
You can't just coast along. You need to be extraordinary. If you want a promotion or a raise, ask yourself, 'How can I behave in a way to get my boss to believe I deserve one?'
Self-promotion has never been a point, and I'm incredibly inept at self-promotion.
As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour.
The real bummer of fame is that at some point you're bound to get demoted.
In the end we are all sacked and it's always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life. If you are elevated there comes a day when you are demoted. Even Prime Ministers.
I dread the promotion part of my job. It's agony, especially compared to the private, at-home joy of writing. But being a grown-up means doing every part of the larger task.
After all those years in Asia, I don't have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and - Boom! - people go.
The only risk of failure is promotion.