When an employee wait a long enough time for a promotion, he/she may recalculate his/her chances on getting one. Some points to consider including :

Are you friends with your boss? The hardest workers don’t get promoted. The most likable people get promoted. Here is the big test for you: Did that sentence make you angry? You lose one point. That’s because you are wishing that you did not have to be likable and you are mad that people who work less than you do get promoted ahead of you. If the sentence did not piss you off, then you are in good shape. But maybe you should work a little less and do office politics a little more. This is not obnoxious advice because office politics is about being nice.

Other questions to consider as follows :

• Are you working on high-profile projects?
• Are you paid at the high end of the range for your position?
• Do you work fewer hours than everyone else?
• Do you feel like you are due a promotion because of your experience?

Will you get promoted? [via Brazen Careerist]