At my place (not software), they ask me to perform the job at the next level, in order to prove that I can do it, before promoting me. They also require that at

At my place (not software), they ask me to perform the job at the next level, in order to prove that I can do it, before promoting me. They also require that at least 2 years are spent at each level. And during Corona they didn't promote anybody, meaning everybody`s career slid back by up to an extra year, depending on where u were in the cycle. I would've much preferred if they had promoted ppl and done salary increases later.