“Promotions are just bribes to make you complicit in the system — more money to forget you're still owned”
Agree
- Golden handcuffs are still handcuffs
- Higher pay buys your silence and loyalty
- Management means enforcing exploitation on others
- Climbing means becoming the oppressor
Disagree
- Career growth reflects genuine value creation
- More responsibility deserves more compensation
- Not all advancement is moral compromise
- People can lead ethically and fairly
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