Promotion: Rights and Barriers

Abstract

No matter what position they are in, employees, especially academics, place a lot of importance on promotion. As a matter of fact, academic promotion is restricted by several barriers, some of which are arranged and created by individuals who are associated to and involved in the promotion process. These barriers are put in place to prevent the person in issue from acquiring financial privileges and/or social positions they might not otherwise have. Promotion process usually follows predefined guidelines that force the helpless employee to accept. The discipline could be exposed to regularly changed explanations that might be unfair.  In this article, I will rely on my experience because there aren't enough references and statistics. Discussion will focus on the necessity for clear standards and well-defined guidelines regarding promotion within the academy.