‘I flat out said no’: Employee refuses to train her underqualified replacement after being passed up on a promotion she was ‘heavily encouraged’ to apply for

Many employers think they're pulling a fast one of their employees when they sneakily request them to train their replacement, whether they were fired or passed up on a promotion. Whoever told these employers that they're employees couldn't do so much as screw in a lightbulb, thank you from the bottom of every employee's heart. You did the dirty work for them, and now the employers' games are brought to the surface. If you are unsure that you're working for a toxic company/boss, just see what they do when a new hire comes along like the one in this story.

This woman has worked at her company for years and was encouraged by many to apply for a promotional position. After multiple rounds of interviews, she was passed up and told to train the person who did land the promotion, a colleague named Dave who has only been at the company for about a year. Well, she says, "No thanks!" Why? If she was "under-qualified," she shouldn't be training anyone. Scroll to read.

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Getting passed up on a promotion you were told you were a shoe-in for is pretty heavy stuff, and some commenters believe it has something to do with the fact that she's a woman. Now, it is not in my job title to concretely judge the situation in this story, but with the context provided, it's not a far-off guess-timation. You see this in the workplace frequently, especially in corporate settings that are guy-heavy. You make the judgement yourself…
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