Middle band is the kill zone - Manager Tarmac Employee Review

Continuous restructuring means if you reach middle management you are in the kill zone, you are highly likely to be made redundant. Internal promotion uplift is capped, this means external recruitment for the same role is on a much better package. Promotion for going above and beyond is therefore not rewarded, its better to leave the business to a competitor and rejoin some time later, that way the cap no longer exists.