Why Your Inexperienced Coworker Got Promoted and YOU DIDN'T

You worked hard, achieved incredible results, and got the needed experience. You should have gotten promoted at work… but instead, your inexperienced (and questionably competent) coworker got your promotion. Why did that happen - and why will it happen again? The answer is shockingly simple - and fixable. In this video, I’m breaking down why you got passed over for the promotion and what you can do differently to have promotions at work created for you.

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[JenniferBrick]

PS: Are you tired of being a pushover who struggles to say no (or shut down toxic coworkers) at work? I'm running a free mini course starting this week - you can sign up at thecorporatevillain.com

[Keelah]

WARNING‼️ I’m about to rant lol…Most corporate jobs I have worked for have been very toxic. I felt like I was in high school all over again surrounded by lame cliques. They promote who they WANT to promote! The person can be the absolute devil and still get promoted over someone who is way more skilled and professional. This is something I will never understand and don’t want to understand. Corporate America to me is all about company politics. The most miserable people are in these management roles. I still love and learn a lot from your videos😊

[pabloseykata]

One big reason you get bypassed for promotion is: (in one word) threat. NO one likes competition in the workplace. VERY few Managers--male or female btw--are going to promote someone who is more competent than they are. If you do an excellent job, your Manager may want to keep you in your place because they don't want to lose you by promoting you. And of course, how well they personally like you is VERY important. That's definitely a factor too.

[TheAgentmigs]

This is the kinda thing that encourages people to quiet quit sadly.

[kohakanhanan]

Newsflash. Your unique awesomeness doesnt mean anything to management. They still pick their favorites and your screwed

[ELIASyIBARRA]

To be successful at work, you need to be able to *_"Work well with your boss and to your other co-workers"_*
This is just a toned down expression or saying of *_"You gotta learn how to suck up to your boss and be a sociopath to your other co-workers"_*
Being good, competent and exceptionally skilled at one's job will never make you a success if you are at odds with your immediate boss and the company who pays for your services. Incompetent employees move ahead because they know how to play the game with the bosses.

[annan]

Companies retain incompetent mgrs and top talent leave. Having a great mgr is uncommon in my experience.

[mikki]

It all comes down to nepotism. My boss told me I had already gotten a promotion, along with some of the other collegues. Never heard back from him, never got the promotion. Turns out they only promoted the people they personally liked and/or were older than 30, even though some of them had been on sick leave for months and I had worked the whole time. Funny thing is one of the guys who got promoted ended up leaving a few months after.

[BBenoist]

The collateral damage of these unwarranted promotions spread far and wide. Not only within the company but with vendors, stakeholders and customers as well.

[zerg]

"the executives loved him"
Literally. they are dating.

[LindseyObrooke]

It really feels hopeless. I recently got myself into another position at my corporate company. Used to work in film/TV, but life happened, the pandemic happened, and I find myself in a call center doing the most mundane, bs, non-important, repetitive to the point of insanity, job that I would probably have concocted in an actual nightmare. I am going on over a year. I was one of the top performers in my department, but I got so burnt out and I was starting to make it VERY CLEAR that I wanted to move into another space. It's hard to leave this company because I get good benefits and get to work from home, but deep down, I feel like I am 10000% screwing myself staying here. Not earning good money, and recently pretty much took a pay cut when I successfully got them to promote me into another, "lateral, " position where I'm not doing what I was, which was making me nuts. But I do feel like it's a losing battle here. I am giving myself until October to get some ducks in a row and look for another job. I don't think they'll ever actually promote me. I am not a Chad, or a Tiffany, or whatever hot/sassy/smart chick I need to embody just to be recognized. It makes me feel bad about myself. Like I am not good enough, pretty enough, etc. because let's be real, when it comes to being a woman in these spaces, a lot of it comes down to the way you are viewed, sexually and superficially. I am honestly not even sure what to do anymore. Sigh.

[Slaggo]

One thing I've learned over the years is I probably won't get promoted because of my honesty and bluntness.

I am who I am and I'm a bit old school in that I believe in being honest, direct, be a good and reliable employee, and never kiss ass. It's worked rather well for me since now I'm in a job with a decent salary and my managers are more old school in that they appreciate blunt honesty.

Sometimes it just takes finding the right job to fit in....other times, you might be better off just building a business of your own if you're awesome at what you do.

[seanmysel]

The only way this really ends is being your own boss. I got two yearly reviews: both exceeded expectations for doing my job. One I saved a $2mm account. One didn't give me a raise, and the other cut my hours. So, I just scaled up my ecom store and started taking on clients.

[rozuerd]

Thanks for bringing the truth to us. Every single employee is being assessed and placed in a 9 box system from the management. If you happen to be placed in the "specialist" box, they would never ever promote you even if you have the genius written all over you. That's just how it is.

[Rodeo]

You know what. You shouldn't worry about that kind of stuff it's just going to eat you up from the inside. If you enjoy your job, just enjoy it and don't let the soul suckers at the top destroy you. If you're short of cash did you ever think of getting a side gig? Between my work and freelance I actually make more than my manager and I'm not working extra hours either (thanks to home office). Anyway the most important thing is don't let others get you down.

[DozerRampage]

Hi Jennifer I just quit an extremely toxic job today. I watched your videos for the last 2 months to build up the strength to do it. Just wanted to say thank you from guiding me away from years and years of regret. Life is too short.

[davidellis]

At a recent job my excellent relationship with my immediate & regional manager offset my strained one with my district manager. I was promoted & knew the DM was neutered a bit because I had backing from the RM. I liked the unspoken power I had & security. Thanks Jennifer 😊

[Korre]

She's right. Make the chain of command feel good. But you can't make them look good. If you do then you'll become indispensable meaning they can't lose you.

[Unpopularity]

Staff are people. They don’t want threats. If you’re great, chances are you’re irreplaceable and also a threat; so managers want you kept down where you are. Also if you’re gay or something, stop fooling yourself; Budweiser lost a billion dollars using a trans sponsor. Companies will find any excuse to make you think you’re not good enough, are a problem, and are recklessly risking your job

[helentart]

I trained someone, they’ve been here a year, I’ve been here six and I’m a top performer. They got promoted. So frustrating