How to Handle Promotion Rejection | #culturedrop | Galen Emanuele

Getting passed over for a promotion that you really wanted (or thought you were a shoo-in for) sucks. It can feel really deflating, confusing, and frustrating. The way that you respond can have a huge impact on your career development and opportunities in the future. Here are some next steps and tips to help make yourself a shoo-in for next time.

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[onyialice]

I have been working at a company 5yrs. My supervisor resigns & the load gets dropped on me. I work my ass off & keep the job going for 8 months, with no pay raise or even a thank you. During my appraisal, boss commends me for handling the job better than he thought. Promotion time comes & he still says he doesn't think I m ready for it. This after already doing g the job for 8 months straight. I know for sure it's time to leave & I pray God opens a door for me.

[astrobot]

They just don't want to deal with replacing you which is a red flag of a toxic work environment. Your exponential growth where it's unexpected can also make them reel you back. As the rule goes 'Never outshine the master.' Either way, it makes for a caustic situation because now you start resenting what you do. Your options are very limited, at best you leave. Management will inevitably have to DEAL with the elephant in the room and replace you anyway (usually with someone less suited. You'll be forgotten in a less than a month.) So don't give them MORE years, months or weeks. Have a plan A, B, C, D and E. Stick to the plan, no reason to be spiteful and but the best Klingon dishes are served cold. They didn't bat an eyelash, you don't either.

[jhacedomantay]

This year I applied for promotion and my teammate got the job and she became my supervisor. Instead of being spiteful, I unconsciously developed an attitude where I asked for her guidance so that I can be promoted as well. Few months after, I am now promoted.
It's always about reflecting on what you lack and admitting that there will be always someone better than you and your goal is to surpass or outlast them.

[Mysticbladegod]

You get denied, leave for another company. Quiet Quit. Loyalty is dead in the workplace.

[habiebiee]

I work in a mobile office of 3 people including the manager. Manager gone and I didn't get the promotion. I have been there for 3 years and I seriously don't think its worth my time to continue working there especially I work in the tourism industry and the number of business shrink 1/3. I am ready to go.

[JulindaLeDee]

I was just denied today for a promotion. Now, I have to understand what to do next. My job is easy money but I'm bored.

[danapratt]

When I think of the events that increased my respect for individuals above or below me in the organizational hierarchy, it is often the way someone manages their disappointment and talks about their next steps after not recieving a promotion that top the list. I agree with Galen that it is likely that this will happen to you at some point in your career and your ability to handle that news and your feelings about it with grace and a proactive approach, really can help you demonstrate your readiness next time an opportunity arises.

[TikiFoamy]

2:22 The thing is, what if you've already done that? I've improved in all of that yet I still get passed over.

[markpw]

Honesty can make it worse as u really need to be deal with it. I was basically told by the manager that "the job was too big for me and I would fail" after I failed to get position. This made little sense because I had a proven record in the company and the person in job before was lazy and only got it because they knew family in company. I actually feel its about politics and often who they like, rather than who can do the job well. Suffice to say I am now leaving the company and taking the moral ground and have a better offer elsewhere. Only ask for honesty if u know you can take what they say

[DawnofFab]

My company has been hiring new people and they are bringing in their buddies. I applied for a position and was rejected although I have the experience required and top performance ratings for the past few years. They hired one of their former colleague. Shocker.

[phyllidaacworth]

Thanks, this video really sums up what I need to do having been told I would be unlikely to get my boss's job if he gets promoted.

[CodySnell_]

So what happens if they hire you with the intent of making you supervisor after the supervisor now retires in 2 months and 2 weeks before the guy retires they bring someone in off the street to be the supervisor? I am literally in training to take over the guy that is retiring job

[kdlofty]

It depends on why you were passed over. It also depends on how it was done, and who got it. But either way it's perfectly acceptable and normal to be angry, upset, resentful, and completely pissed off. But NOT in work.

[jayroc]

To get promoted any company your leadership has to like you bottom line if you can’t get to a point where this is where networking comes down to where you can be likable by your leadership most people don’t get promoted. That’s as simple as it gets. It’s not always about what you know, but who you know