I've been working at my newest job for coming up on three months now. A few weeks ago, one of the managers came up to me and said that they were entertaining another job offer and that they had put my name down as a potential replacement since I had the skills necessary for the job and was a VERY quick learner. When this person ended up taking the job offer, I immediately went in to the general manager's office and told him that not only was I interested but I was also very serious about it and would be more than happy to turn this job into a career. He said that he would love to have me train for the position and I was supported by all of upper management and most of the guys in the back, since they know that I have talents other than just being a delivery technician.
From there, it all pretty much goes downhill.
Apparently, in today's age, if you are unqualified for a position but throw big enough of a stink, you can smush someone else's chances for the job, despite their qualifications. That is exactly what happened. Some of the guys that had been there longer (not necessarily a ridiculously long time but longer) than I have been, decided it was unfair that I was being given the opportunity. Which is crazy because all I did was put myself into the running. Instead of going about it the normal way, by all of us putting our names into the hat for the promotion, they flipped the fuck out. So now, they've made it pretty clear that they aren't qualified for the position just based on their maturity level but they've also made the general manager's spot so uncomfortable that he has to either piss off a group of prepubescent acting "grown men" or one employee who has only been there a couple of months. I have to say, if I were in his position, I would have made the same choice.
Obviously, I've been devastated by this decision. I no longer am getting the promotion and on top of that, neither are the idiots that staged this coup. The general manager has decided to hire someone from the outside, who exceeds all of our qualifications with a bachelor's degree in management. It wasn't necessary for the job, since the one before him didn't hold a degree of any kind... but it was the lesser of two evils and I can't help but fully support him in this position.
So, this brings me to my thought process. Since when did we all become incapable of understanding that the world isn't always fair? If they had always been interested in working up in the office (we usually work in the warehouse) then why hadn't they given anyone notice before this moment? If any of them had told me that they were interested in the position and held any kind of qualification (Excel/spreadsheet knowledge, Business communications, etc.) that surpassed mine then I would have been understanding about the reasons behind him choosing them over me. But instead, they didn't put their names in the running like a normal, mature adult would. They didn't sell themselves to the manager. They went to him and complained about why I shouldn't have the job. All of these people and I had gotten along perfectly fine until this went down as well, so I have no idea what the reasoning is behind it beyond pure jealousy that I had a talent that they didn't have.
I don't know, maybe we could all use a little more class. I am positive that not only would I have been good for that position, I would have been great and on top of that, I would have cost significantly less money than someone with a degree. I'm not trying to sell myself short here, it's just the truth of the matter. I don't have a college degree. I have some education, even business education, but I am not officially qualified. So, now, they are spending even more money and wasting even more time to train someone else, despite my being trained for the job and being less money because some "grown men" can't handle being passed over for a small, intelligent and hard-working woman. Ridiculous, guys.
And this... is why we can't have nice things.
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