up-or-out
Promote or terminate
Up-or-out describes a system where employees must advance within a set period or leave the organization.
Common in law firms, consulting, the military, and academia: The firm's up-or-out policy meant associates had seven years to make partner.
The approach creates competitive pressure and clears room for new talent, but can force out capable people who simply aren't promotable.
Rank increase or publicity
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- tenureProtected employment status
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- advancementForward movement or promotion
law firm · consulting · BigLaw · track · performance · evaluation · review · leverage
Chronic occupational depletion
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- pressureForce upon contact
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
cutthroat · toxic · unsustainable · stress · workaholic · work-life balance · retention · talent drain
Authority figure in uniform
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- colonelSenior military officer
- captainOne who commands
general · defense · Pentagon · passed over · retirement · separation · selection · service
Pre-permanence academic appointment
- professorSenior university teacher
- assistant professorPre-tenure faculty rank
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- universityHigher education institution
sabbatical · research · citation · journal · peer review · faculty · lectureship · adjunct
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- tenureProtected employment status
- associateConnect mentally or socially
advancement · law firm · consulting · BigLaw · track · performance · evaluation · review · leverage · pyramid
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- pressureForce upon contact
competition · cutthroat · toxic · unsustainable · stress · workaholic · work-life balance · retention · talent drain · hierarchy
officer
Authority figure in uniform
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- colonelSenior military officer
captain · general · defense · Pentagon · passed over · retirement · separation · selection · service · command
tenure-track
Pre-permanence academic appointment
- professorSenior university teacher
- assistant professorPre-tenure faculty rank
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
university · sabbatical · research · citation · journal · peer review · faculty · lectureship · adjunct · contract
up-or-outtenure
Protected employment status
job security · lifetime employment · permanent position · tenured · tenure-track
out, upping, outs, outed, outing, outer, outermost, outmost, upper