10 Reasons You Are Not The Boss

Source: CBS News
You feel you have done so much work that you deserve a promotion but then someone else takes it. What could you have gone wrong or is it a case of who-knows-who in the company?

In most cases it would have been you on the wrong so here are 10 reasons to why you are not the boss

Dear HR Lady,

I am the senior person on my team. I handle the largest workload of all my coworkers, and I have good performance appraisal ratings. So why did someone with three less years of experience than I have just get promoted and is now my boss? They didn’t go through an application or interview process. I’m really and want to lodge a formal complaint.

Advice:

Unless you suspect that the sole reason for being passed over is one protected by law (race, sex, pregnancy status, and other protected classes), complaining is likely to do you more harm than good. (And just because you are a different tribe/race/gender/religion/whatever from the promoted person doesn’t mean it was discrimination. You’d need more evidence.)

But, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do anything. I would make an appointment with your boss’s boss and say something along these lines:

“I’m a bit disappointed that I got passed over for promotion. I was wondering if you could tell me three areas that I need improvement in so that I can be a strong candidate the next time an opportunity presents itself.”

Chances are the question will make this person a bit uncomfortable, but she will probably speak up and say at least a few things. The key is to be silent and listen. Take notes and ask for clarification, but whatever you do, don’t object! “But I don’t…” will come across not as a valid defense, but as a complainer’s behavior.

And what is your boss’s boss likely to say? Here’s the list:
1. You don’t look the part
2. You’re terrible at time management
3. You aren’t very good at tough conversations.
4. You gossip or are part of a clique
5. You don’t know how to prioritize
6. You act entitled
7. You don’t manage your own boss well
8. You’re a complainer
9. You do your job duties and nothing else
10. You don’t make your accomplishments visible

Surprised? As the list shows, climbing up the corporate ladder isn’t about workload or length of service or where you got your degree. Managing involves very different skills than being managed.

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