'They refused to believe I had left': Worker leaves their job of 10 years after getting passed up for promotion in favor of a person they trained

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

May 12, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

There's nothing better than loving your job—there's nothing harder than the dawning realization that you're going to have to leave.

We all get surprisingly comfortable with our routine—it's just something in our nature. Branching out into uncertainty feels risky, making us shudder at the thought of trying new things.

Companies—rather, the people who run them—are the same way, and for that reason, they will be more likely to leave you in your role if it means less change and less new uncertainty for them and the organization. So, it's not surprising, then, that if your employer refuses to promote you, sometimes you have to be the one to overcome the fear of change and seek it out yourself to progress.

That's what this worker shared doing on a recounting of events that they shared on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit community. The worker shared that they had been passed up for promotion in favor of a newer employee that they had trained themselves, prompting their move.

Read on for their account of events. Next, check out this employer who threatened not to pay a teen when they quit their new job after spotting red flags.