If your longest is 18 months and average around 12 months, it seems a little hard to argue that your departures have typically been because promotions have been &quot;long overdue&quot;, right?<p>(I&#x27;m not suggesting that you need to wait indefinitely for well-earned rewards, of course. It&#x27;s just that I&#x27;ve seen a lot of &quot;thinks they&#x27;re higher-performing and delivering more value than they are&quot; than the reverse.)