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Seeking a promotion is a universal attitude of every employee in every company! this is the ultimate goal . among the choices for the reasons why we seek promotion, the best reason for me is self-esteem.

if a person have a high level of Self-esteem, his willingness to do more or much greater aspect of work will follow.such as earning more, wider career opportunities, respect among co-worker. according to Maslow a infamous Psychological genius of our time who made the theory regarding the 5 basic needs of Man. the 4th which is the need for Self-Esteem. this category of need is the Link to achieve self actualization. self actualization is the pinacle of a mans achievement in life. this is a state in which a person conquers his doubts, fears and frustration. a special feeling which only can be felt in occasions like graduation, wedding( if it is True Love only) not by any chance a gunshot one!.and ofcourse having a child.

in conclusion Self-Esteem is the main source of mans greatness and the urgency to do more and far greater things. this is why we seek the promotions.

In our working environment, we can see various people: some work very hard, staying late or keeping work on weekends; some like to be around their bosses, buttering their bosses up; some scarify their spare time to obtain their second or even third degree. But most of them have the same goal that is to get promotions, because promotion means greater income, self-esteem, and wider career opportunities. To me, greater income is the most attractive factor among them.

If I have greater income after promotion, I could enjoy my life more. After work, I could dine out or even have a maid to prepare dinner for me at home instead of doing all those chores all by myself; I could go those fancy places to have my vacation, trying things which are too expensive to do now. What fun would that be!

Besides, if I have greater income after promotion, I could get more chance to help more people who need help. I donate small amount of money to those poor kids who can not afford their education. If I have greater income, I could be able to help more people and put smiles on more faces. The world would be less tears and worries but more laughters and happiness. How wonderful would that be!

To enjoy my life more and get more chance to help people are the main reasons that I like to get greater income from promotion. I believe someday I can make it happen, as long as I keep trying.

What do you think is the most important reason for seeking a promotion at work? Why?Is it for greater income, for wider career opportunities or maybe higher self-esteem? the Questions Lingers on my mind...
there are 3 reasons as far as the question is concerned. Nowadays, seeking a promotion and actually landing on one automatically increases the income and if your lucky enough and the shoe fits greener pastures. as for me personally it is because of self-esteem.first, an example of which is myself.
several years ago theres' a vacancy on managerial position in the company I am currently employed and fortunately I was one of the candidates. to make the story short, I got the Job. From a simple clerk 5 years ago, now I am a Full pledge Manager of the Sales division of the country's fast growing Internet service provider. yes I had the perks of being a Manager, a new office, higher pay range and of course a step up in the corporate ladder. I thought all of this is enough for me. not until I met with the Bigwigs of the company. a much more wider career opportunities opens up in the horizon. and the ballgame became more competitive too. after a couple of months the VP of the same division were I am assigned Retired and the selection process started, four of us was chosen as candidates. then the jockeying for position starts. I kept my cool, slowly but surely still riding on my latest Promotion, confidence still at 100%, Yes sometimes I had my shares of ups and downs but through perseverance, constant reminding my self that i can do this and not to forget the respect and trust of my Sales Team. We posted the Biggest sales profit of that year.thus to make the story short again. I landed that VP job and now hopefully by next year Regional Partner.

In conclusion, without my Self -Esteem a can easily be eaten alive by those individuals who worked there much longer than i do. Self- esteem is the driving force for me thats keeps me going.