[Cattle Rustler]

(06-14-2015 04:25 PM)barnbarn2k Wrote:  

(06-14-2015 04:01 PM)Cattle Rustler Wrote:  

I have two questions:

1 - Why aren't you getting promoted?

2 - Do your higher ups (Directors,Regional, VPs, SVPs, CEO) like you?

I do not have a college degree, and I know that it shouldnt matter, but it does with this company. Everyone that has went to college and graduated has instantly been promoted.

They talk to me and we seem to get along but I havent always been such a great employee. They dont really ask my opinion on things, or invite me to lunches or corporate outings. If I had to guess its the Regional Supervisor that is the roadblock, and I think my immediate supervisor gets most of the credit for the job i do. Im more of a black sheep than anything else.

I also wanted to thank people for the comments, its put a lot of things in perspective for me, more than what has been covered.

From those two things it seems it's better to get another job or......

Become likeable.

Do something that attracts the attention of your superiors and puts them in a "Barnbarn was a black sheep but I mentored him into a model employee, and now he is successful!". Either that or get someone above your regional to like you so they can transfer you to their department.

Example: The regional guy likes Joe so he got promoted. The branch dude disliked Sallie a lot but the HR director liked her, so she offered Sallie a transfer and he placed it as "I recommend her for the gig, she used to suck but I mentored her and she's a dedicated employee now". It was a win win for everybody. Carlos was not liked by the regional dude so he quit and worked for the competition, got a 20K raise and was well liked.