Techie shares how manager’s make cost him promotion: ‘Just like that it was gone!’
A techie has shared how a missed deadline his manager nearly cost him a promotion, highlighting concerns around accountability and workplace culture in the IT sector.The techie said that the episode reshaped his outlook on work. (Representational image/Unsplash)In a Reddit post titled “I almost lost my promotion due to my manager’s make. Here’s what happened years later!”, the user recalled being eligible for a promotion in 2022 while working at a service-based IT company. “I had completed just over two years in the company I joined as a fresher, I was learning things, delivering on tasks and everything was on track,” he wrote.However, the tech professional said that things took an unexpected turn when his manager failed to submit internal nominations for promotions before the deadline. “My manager, sorry ex-manager – Someone who had an invisible pride of staying in the company for the last 15-16 years back in 2022, missed the internal nomination deadline for their reporters and that mand buddhi is following up with my project’s PMO SPOC after the deadline passed,” he said.The Redditor further stated that, as per company policy, employees whose names were not submitted were moved to the bench. “Just like that… it was gone!” he wrote, describing how he lost the opportunity despite meeting all requirements.The OP said that when he confronted his manager, the response was dismissive. The manager allegedly downplayed the situation, telling him that being nominated did not guarantee selection and compared it to an entrance exam process. “No escalation, no reprimand or apology, nothing,” he said.(Also Read:
