i feel ts.. gua also sadding now..

but my problem is with HR, not with boss. HR rejected my promotion this month.

today still working. next week during cuti time on tuesday gua have to work also.

in anticipation of promotion, gua work hard. cuti also rarely take.
but now HR sudah kena kan gua. damn sad

Does this mean you rejected 8 times to go out for a meal ?

If yes, then IMHO you need to do some reflecting as well. It's just lunch (meaning still need to come back to office) unlike dinner + drinks etc which can really drag till early morning sometimes.

I think what your Director is hinting is that they can pay more if you add more scope.

Since they mentioned it, brush up on your email skills (there's AI nowadays) so you can immediately show that you took their feedback seriously and 1 less thing for them to micromanage you about. Then keep up the "improvement" momentum and start asking for more to do every few weeks. Many office jobs can be automated, but just show the results without blabing about clever you are in using the computer. Make yourself the person that the boss can turn to get things done.

That's how you get a promotion.

taking on tasks isn’t that bad anyway—provided you’ve already completed your own tasks and done them well. you just need to play a little office politics. when a superior asks why certain tasks aren’t being handled in a timely and proper manner, you can subtly hint that they’re not within your job scope while also implying that you're willing to help. that’s how one of the newcomers in my office managed to climb ahead of colleagues who had been here for 5–10 years longer.

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i also need to ask if you are prepared for these tasks. if you do a good job, sooner or later, everyone will rely on you. the relatively new guy who got the top position i mentioned above is basically on call 24/7/365. even the boss needs to check things with him before dealing with agents and customers. when you reach that position, you won’t have to worry about salary—you’ll be one of the top-paid employees by then. if that still doesn’t satisfy you, it’s time to move to another company.

come to think of it, you're asking for more pay while still doing the same job. i think you should ask yourself what you can contribute to the company to make them willingly pay you more to stay. put yourself in your superior’s shoes—if someone asks for a raise but is still doing the same job, how would you deal with them? the first thing most superiors would do is bring up their weaknesses.

at the moment, you don’t have much to bargain with, except for the threat of quitting. that’s why what they said isn’t going to be what you wanted to hear.

reading his feedback to you assuming iur being honest about it, sounds like ur not worth much lol
u dont want to OT, dont want to do anything above ur scope, dont want to change job, dont wnt to train juniors
yet you want a promotion? for what lol
you wanting to buy the top spec honda civic doesnt mean anything to ur boss, doesnt mean he also have to be the one to up ur salary so you can buy things you want
you basically want to have your cake and eat it too
you like that job coz its close to your house, no need jam 1hr one way every day, maybe can wfh 2 days a week, nearby also got alot of ur fav stall for lunch time, ur work not that stressful coz ur boss and team lead will QA ur work so you can be more careless in ur work and have safety net to fall back when ur email reads like dog poop and ur boss has to correct it for you, your coworkers are people ur having fun being around with.
basically you are comfrotable there and dont want to change to a higher paying job but want ur boss to give you more pay coz u were there a long time? bruh, doesnt work this way dude
you start admin job 1.5k at 19 yo then stayed at the company for 40 years you want ur admin job salary to be 8k or 10k? bruh, wake up pls lol. they rather you quit and re-hire another admin for 2.5k max throughout the lifetime of their business
i mean it takes courage for you to list out the things you are incompetent in and yet still have the balls to say you want a promotion lol
if ur boss need to QA ur email replies to make sure dont step on customer / client's toes it really goes to show the kind of people they are aiming to hire, cheap labour.

How much is your increment?

How much is ur salary
How much is market?

Dei, this is not how you negotiate salary.

Market rate is the worst justification you can use because it just shows you don't know your actual worth.

You know what is very likely? The average market rate, is on average doing a lot more work than you. You can't simply use your position/title as justification.

well, it's sad to hear that everything seems to be centered around you. you did extra but selective work, you think it's not worth it to do overtime, you need time for family, and you feel underpaid.

talking here also gives the impression that you are actually holding back your effort because you think it's not worthwhile. maybe you should start thinking about what the company needs and put in all your effort to contribute. by that time, i believe you wouldn’t even have to bargain for a higher salary. if you have to bargain, then you know you haven’t done enough in their eyes. if you want to wait for them to show their appreciation first before you start putting in the work, well, if one of your subordinates had this attitude, what would you do?