"Telling an employee they have no opportunity for vertical growth in an org typically results in negative consequences."
Consider the fact that a company is a pyramid, and that there really isn't any material opportunity for advancement for 90% of the staff.
That's basically an implication of the structure of the org itself, which should be fairly discernible to any participant.
So the rational posture for most staffers at every level is going to have to by default: "There are limited opportunities for advancement". Once step further and you realize that advancement it probably going to be fairly competitive, though not always meritocratic, it is what it is.
So the implication that 'it's hard to advance' is not something the company should really need to tell employees, it's something mature workers should really understand and internalize.
That said - there's a lot of room for advancement in high growth companies, so look for those if you're keen on that.
Consider the fact that a company is a pyramid, and that there really isn't any material opportunity for advancement for 90% of the staff.
That's basically an implication of the structure of the org itself, which should be fairly discernible to any participant.
So the rational posture for most staffers at every level is going to have to by default: "There are limited opportunities for advancement". Once step further and you realize that advancement it probably going to be fairly competitive, though not always meritocratic, it is what it is.
So the implication that 'it's hard to advance' is not something the company should really need to tell employees, it's something mature workers should really understand and internalize.
That said - there's a lot of room for advancement in high growth companies, so look for those if you're keen on that.