Promotion without announcement: I recently was promoted from Associate Director to Director.

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June 15,2022 at 10:36PM UTC

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Promotion without announcement: I recently was promoted from Associate Director to Director. Normally, with promotions the supervisor sends an email announcement the same day. It will be two weeks on Friday since my promotion, a week ago the HR Director said she would remind the Executive Director when she realized there wasn't an announcement. Still no announcement. Would it be inappropriate to do my own announcement?

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AnonymousJune 15,2022 at 10:56PM UTC
i can’t say I’ve heard of anyone announcing themselves to everyone, not unless they were the exec director of the entire office or company.
Therefore don’t get off on the wrong foot. If anything you can inquire with your boss, it may be on their list of things to do that they just did not get around to it. When i was promoted, my boss asked me to send her a short bio she used in the announcement. You can be proactive by sending your bio to your boss just in case he or she needed it for the announcement. It serves two purposes; shortens the time it would take for your boss to write up your bio summary and as a trigger reminder that hey, announce my new status. Congratulations by the way and good luck!
Audrey KirschJune 15,2022 at 11:34PM UTC
Has anything changed with the title change? New office, projects, people you supervise? Are you keeping it a secret? I'm sure many people know as a change in status usually spreads by word of mouth pretty rapidly. Unless there are people that report to you, I don't see a reason for you to announce it yourself. No matter how you phrase it, you will come across as someone saying "look at me everyone, aren't I special?" It will come across as bragging rather than just a statement of fact. Let the boss make the announcement.
JJJune 16,2022 at 2:26AM UTC
Disagree. Employees need recognition for a job well done. Forgetting to publicly acknowledge the promotion is a disservice to the employee and the team.
JJJune 16,2022 at 2:24AM UTC
I would remind one more time then go for it.