Russian promotion 

Receiving a promotion in an organization only because there's a sudden "vacancy" that needs to be addressed.

Uncle Joe hooked Andrei Zhdanov up with a Russian promotion to head of Leningrad Oblast after the shocking and completely unexpected assassination of Sergei Kirov.

Russian promotion by anonymous August 31, 2023

porn promotion 

mispelled as pawn promotion.
refers to a very bad move in chess.

*moves his pawn to e2 then the queen gets hit

the attacker: that was a porn promotion

porn promotion by adamantium_me January 8, 2025

porn promotion 

mispelled as pawn promotion.
refers to a very bad move in chess.

*moves his pawn to e2 then the queen gets hit

the attacker: that was a porn promotion

porn promotion by adamantium_me January 8, 2025

ninja promotion 

noun

When you're awarded a fancy new title and a fresh pile of responsibilities, but your paycheck doesn’t move an inch. Like a ninja, this promotion slips in silently, sounds impressive, might even look impactful—but remains completely undetectable in your bank account.

Origin:
Rumored to have started among government employees, where budget freezes were common but the need for “recognition” was high. Managers, unable to offer raises, began handing out sleek new titles like “Senior Specialist” or “Lead Coordinator” as stealthy morale boosters. The term “ninja promotion” was coined after someone joked that their new role was like a ninja—deadly serious, highly skilled, and totally invisible on payday.

Often includes:

A new title

More meetings

Higher expectations

No money

A LinkedIn update and a slice of cake

Coworker: “I thought you got promoted?”
You: “Yeah, it was a ninja promotion. Still broke, but at least it sounds cool.”

ninja promotion by CorporateNinja March 29, 2025

select security promotion

Select security promotion. This is when you leave an employee due to working conditions, poor treatment, etc and get re-hired down the road as a manager.

A: dude. I finally left that slave farm shithole. I couldn’t take it any more.

B: oh good. In a few months, they’ll re-hire you as a manager and you’ll be treated better because you’re higher on the corporate ladder. That’s a select security promotion.

select security promotion by Vista20p July 14, 2018

Rec Room Level 50 Promotion

Level 50 Rec Room Promotion

The Level 50 Promotion gives you access to 500,000 tokens every day The Rec Room Level 50 Promotion

Rec Room Level 50 Promotion by Reccenter May 31, 2024

Pvt. Jenkins promotion 

That moment when Pvt. Jenkins gets promoted to senior moderator. Pvt. Jenkins promotion

Pvt. Jenkins promotion
amog sus lucid for trial mod covered myself in oil

Pvt. Jenkins promotion by Lucid-bean882 April 9, 2021