Top-performing worker resigns after 7 years when company passes him over for a promotion without even considering him, hires an outsider with no experience in the industry instead: ‘Got another offer within 9 days’ – FAIL Blog

Work ethic is a very complicated field in the workplace environment, since a lot is going on. This gets especially tricky when we talk about promotions: some people would feel entitled to earn a higher role, when the company may not feel the same way. That’s exactly what happened to this man.

After finding out a management position was being opened, he messaged HR and told them to consider his name. In his mind, he was a top-performing employee and got along with every team member in his department, so the odds of him getting promoted were high.