An internal promotion and an outside offer ask different questions. The Career Palace frames responsibilities, the Travel Palace the outside setting, and the Wealth Palace whether compensation arrives as promised. Compare written authority, salary timing, travel demands, and family constraints. An active annual palace is a prompt to investigate, not a command to switch jobs.
An outside offer with variable pay can look stronger than an internal promotion until travel costs and probation terms are included. Put both written offers in one comparison table.