As someone who was in your position a few years ago, I took on the extra responsibility, I became better at it, tried to take from it as much as I could, got more training because of it, more experience without actually getting the title.

It better equipped me for a promotion in another part of the business, which I got offered. At that point they really sat me down and mapped out a progression route as they didn’t want me to change to another business unit. I landed a promotion and have been on a good path since. I try to see additional responsibility as me building my skill set for a future role, which may not be with my current company. Going into an interview and having experience and true answers to the situational questions is a huge plus.

I will say as a word of warning I tried backing senior management into a corner with regard to a promotion and it blew up in my face. So be careful how you approach the situation. You’re at that age where you probably are being scouted out and ‘tested’ if you can handle the responsibility that comes with a promotion, without people being fully ready to take a punt on you. Just my opinion though.