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A young employee in her twenties assists another coworker, who is a few years younger, in the office.
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"[Am I wrong] for refusing to help my new ‘boss’ after I was the one who trained her 3 months ago?
I'm (27F) honestly just numb right now. I have been with my company for 5 years. I started as an intern and worked my way up. I know every single client, every weird software glitch, and Im the person everyone comes to when things go wrong. I have stayed late, worked through holidays, and basically made this job my entire life.
Three months ago, my manager (M) hired a new girl. Lets call her ‘The New Girl.’ She’s nice enough, but she has zero experience in our specific field. My manager literally told me, Hey, can you show her the ropes? You are the best we have, so I want her learning from you.
So, I did. I spent hours every day teaching her everything I know. I even gave her my personal cheat sheets for our filing system. I thought i was being a good team player and that my manager was noticing my leadership.
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Well, yesterday we had a big announcement meeting. I thought, this is it. Theres been a senior lead position open for months and i have been doing the work for that role anyway.
My boss stands up and announces that the promotion is going to... The New Girl.
I was stunned. She has not even finished her probation period yet. My boss’s reason? He said she has fresh energy and natural leadership vibes.
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Today, The New Girl came to my desk because she could not figure out how to run the end of month reports (something i have taught her 3 times). I just looked at her and said, since you are the senior lead now, I'm sure u can figure that out. It's above my pay grade.
She looked like she was going to cry and went to our boss. Now my boss is calling me unprofessional and petty, and some of my coworkers are saying im making the office vibe toxic because I won't help her anymore.
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I feel like im being punished for being good at my job. Im done doing two jobs and getting paid for one.
[Am I wrong] for completely checking out and refusing to help the person who took my promotion?
TL;DR: I have worked at my company for 5 years and trained a new hire for 3 months, only for her to be promoted to my dream position instead of me. Now im refusing to help her with tasks she should know how to do, and my boss is calling me petty.
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A young employee in her twenties assists another coworker, who is a few years younger, in the office.
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A young employee in her twenties assists another coworker, who is a few years younger, in the office.
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