Employee promised a promotion for 6 months, only to learn another colleague was given the same promise: 'I worked so hard and delivered way beyond my targets'

Advertisement
  • A male employee looks over his coworker's shoulder at work.
  • They made me believe I was in line for a promotion for 6 months to make me work extra when they already promised the position to my colleague

    Six months ago my manager went on parental leave and I was put in his role.
  • My manager explicitly said after coming back he would not resume his role because he didn't enjoy it anymore, we all knew it so when I got temporarily promoted they told me I would be offered the position permanently if I performed highly these six months.
  • I worked very hard and took a loooot of work on, worked overtime and everything, but two weeks from my managers come back they still didn't confirmed I was getting the promotion despite me asking many times if I finally "earned it".
  • Today I called my manager (on parental leave) and asked him what's up and why I didn't get a confirmation and he told me "oh yeah this other colleague (hired when I got the position) was promised the position when he signed but they first said he had to do some work but when I'll be back he was gonna get the job, so he is the one that is getting the role".
  • I fee so used also because I worked so hard and delivered way beyond my targets.
  • A group of coworkers works tirelessly, sitting side by side in an office.
  • Beklaktuar Be exactly on time, leave exactly on time. Do what exactly you're supposed to do and nothing more. Don't volunteer for any other work, don't work overtime and meanwhile find another job because this one does not value you. When you find something else, quit without notice.
  • Adventurous-Wash3201 Original Poster's Reply I will, I am actually due to be in parental leave in 6 months myself, so I will just put my head down and make sure I get my parental leave allowance.
  • vanillla-ice Smile, do your job at 100, get your parental leave. Start looking and give them 2 weeks using your PTO (if you have it) the last week. 6 months parental leave is awesome by the way.
  • Adventurous-Wash3201 Original Poster's Reply For me it's not an issue because my husband makes much more money than me so I can extend my parental leave up to a year with the last six months unpaid, and my husband wouldn't mind. So I can look for jobs in these six months. And while on parental leave they can't fire me and if I come back they still have a 3 months notice period, so I am good. Also in the position now they are paying me 25% less of the guy I am substituting despite me having highe
  • ty-idkwhy Please tell me you didn't tell them this while your boss was away bc that's like saying no to the promotion. Edit: I guess they could've figured it out
  • Adventurous-Wash3201 Original Poster's Reply Ehm I kind of had to because some days I would run to the toilet in between meetings to puke...
  • Environmental_Art591 Wait, did you not get the job because you are pregnant and going on leave because of that
  • Adventurous-Wash3201 Original Poster's Reply It probably didn't help but they had this agreement with the colleague who got the promotion before they found out I was pregnant
  • black650 You can leave now
  • A group of coworkers works tirelessly, sitting side by side in an office.
  • Adventurous-Wash3201 Original Poster's Reply Unfortunately I cannot, but I will after my parental leave!
  • reala 728 This exactly. People need to stop. Seriously. Don't do more work until they're actively paying you to do more work.
  • Adventurous-Wash3201 Original Poster's Reply I guess I learnt a lesson...
  • TheCrimsonDagger At most places hard work just gets rewarded with more work. The best way to improve your conditions or pay is to be friends with the people in a position to do so. Even if they're not doing it consciously people are going to naturally see someone they're friends with in a better light than someone they barely know.
  • Adventurous-Wash3201 Original Poster's Reply Not in my company, the CEO is friends for over 14 years with one of our colleagues and this colleague earns the bottom 10% of my company and only gets 3% raises tops!

Tags

Scroll Down For The Next Article