‘Some weird favoritism’: Troublemaking, under-qualified coworker is chosen for promotion over star employee, employee is then forced to quit her job after workplace retaliation

If you're feeling stagnant in your career, it's understandable to try to search for more fulfilling, greener pastures. Feeling stuck as an adult is one of the worst feelings in the world and can influence you to harbor feelings of resentment and self-deprecation for those who are excelling around you. At the end of the day, remaining loyal to one company will not do you any good… Especially when they promise you that you're in the running for a raise/promotion and hire an under-qualified subordinate of yours instead.

As if being looked over isn't enough, the person who managed to land the promotion is now turning everyone against you for complaining about management's hiring choices. The woman in this next story has years of seniority over the chosen candidate and even turned down another role at another company because she wanted to remain loyal to her current one. Now, without the promotion keeping her there, the woman decides to leave the toxic workplace behind and gallop in the greener pastures that have been promised to her elsewhere. Scroll to read the full story.

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