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By Anonymous - 31/10/2015 05:10

Today, I finally got a promotion at work. Today I also found out that no matter how long I work, no matter how much effort and unpaid overtime I put in for 6 years, my coworkers will be convinced I only got promoted because I'm the CFO's son. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/07/2019 04:30

Today, it was the first day after my promotion. Everyone, including myself, was shocked that I was promoted so quickly. I figured it was because of all the hard work and overtime I'd put in. However, my coworkers figure I'm just sleeping with the boss, and constantly glare and snicker behind my back. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/06/2009 10:11 - United States

Today, I found out that a co-worker of mine that I had originally hired, trained, and mentored to work in my department for the past 4 years had just got the promotion that I had applied for. He is now my boss. FML

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By megs - 10/12/2016 12:49

Today, I was promoted. After going to school for 10 months to get certified for the new position, training extensively, and taking on a ton more responsibility, I was hoping for a decent raise. How much do my bosses think all of that time and effort is worth? One dollar more per hour than I made before. FML

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By Noname - 22/02/2009 06:14 - Australia

Today, I did my work, the work of my co-worker who called in sick and the work of my boss who has no idea what the hell is going on all at the same time. I didn't get a promotion because I don't work hard enough. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/08/2015 05:51 - United States - Waco

Today, after putting in 110% at my shitty job for two years straight, my boss told me point-blank I'm too good in my current position for him to ever be able to justify promoting me. FML

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Too good

By hard work doesn't work - 13/03/2015 06:21 - United States - Irving

Today, I found out that the reason I didn't get the job that I have been working my butt off for over a year for is because they can't find anybody who can do my current job as good as me. I'm too good to be promoted. FML

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By Stressed - 24/09/2018 22:00

Today, I got promoted. By promoted, I mean, given a much harder job with no training and no extra pay because someone went on maternity leave. They've already hired someone for my old position. FML

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Office politics

By Jessy - 24/10/2023 00:00 - United States

Today, my coworker threw a bitch fit about not getting a promotion she'd applied for. My other coworker had got it, so after her fit, management worked something out: they gave the promotion to her, and the coworker that originally had it was given a promotion that I'd been promised for months. Now I have none. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/05/2019 06:14

Today, I worked a long shift at my job while feeling like crap, anticipating getting a promotion. As my boss was leaving work, he informed me that because I also go to college, the promotion was being given to another employee that I trained a month ago. This is the second time this has happened. FML

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The Dilbert Principle

By Anonymous - 14/06/2017 16:00

Today, my boss called me into his office. I've been working hard doing extra work so I can get promoted. He called me in to tell me I'm to reliable in my current position, so I won't be moving up. FML

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LilMissCanadian 22

Sunday 1 November 2015 0:11

Screw what others think. Congrats on your promotion.

RickySleeves 20

Sunday 1 November 2015 0:15

People will always try to find a way to bring you down. Congrats on your promotion :)

Comments

sighlifeman 12

Sunday 1 November 2015 2:48

its something that always comes to mind first especially since it's a family business & the family member gets the higher chair, don't take it to heart ignore em

Auromo 14

Sunday 1 November 2015 3:19

All jokes come from their insecurities.

Lalala579121 27

Sunday 1 November 2015 3:20

Tell them to go work for their fathers then.

Eyptan 1

Sunday 1 November 2015 4:11

If you earned it good job! My best friends climbing the ranks at his fathers company. You have a hard work ethic like your father youre not being handed anything. Like I tell him, you have to work harder than everyone and be the best if youre related to a higher up. Keep climbing op!

jagott2 8

Sunday 1 November 2015 6:06

Problem is would your friend have the job in the first place if he wasn't the boss's kid?

Polynomial 28

Sunday 1 November 2015 14:54

Problem is, if he is good at his job, and doesn't throw his genetics around, what does it matter?

everton99 16

Sunday 1 November 2015 4:18

I don't know how your company does things, but every job I've ever held would fire me on the spot if I worked off the clock. Sounds like you should have lost your job long ago.

BiGTiMeNeRD 29

Sunday 1 November 2015 6:30

Salaried employees versus hourly. Nuff said.

bigdfootball97 24

Sunday 1 November 2015 4:25

It's not nepotism if you earned it. Forget what they think; congrats on your promotion!

Geckosrock99 33

Sunday 1 November 2015 4:36

Tell them this, OP: "If me being the CFO's son is the reason I got promoted, don't you think I would have been promoted a long time ago?" If they still wanna bitch, then they're just jealous dumbasses who want to be promoted for doing nothing.

THATGINGERKID911 1

Sunday 1 November 2015 5:11

You're dad is the CFO for the company you work at!?!?! You realize what that means right? Your paycheck is just a glorified allowance! Ha! That's classic!!

Polynomial 28

Sunday 1 November 2015 14:51

And ... when he takes the chair as an executive, and business keeps on rolling along along, then what is it? What about when his dad retires, or when he runs the hole company? Blood and skill are not inversely correlated at all.

worldclassrager 39

Sunday 1 November 2015 5:22

Let them believe what they want to...doesn't mean it's true

ccastillo7 11

Sunday 1 November 2015 5:35

Same thing happened and still is to my brother, they're just too stupid and jealous to admit that you are a better worker than them so they have to make an excuse.