This a very tough time during promotion!!

Troy437 SG

My boss give clear hints, three of us in the office will get promoted to the next grade in the annual promotion exercise.
One of them is my buddy, the other is a selfish bastard and one more is myself.
Words spread around...everyone is quite sure liao.

In the end, only two of us got promoted. Myself and the selfish bastard.
My buddy did not get it.

The reason? He has not reach a certain time of service in the company...one month short to qualify for promotion. So he has to wait for next year.

Now my buddy is very upset and took leave to cool off. He came back in between to get some documents done and he passed to my colleague to let my boss sign. He dun even wan to face my boss.

I dunno how to console him. He can just say "YOu got it, easy for you to say take it easy lah!". This a tough time...my buddy dun wanna talk to me (or anybody), my colleagues are teasing me everyday on my promotion, and some...keep bugging me for treats. Neutral

What shd I do? esp for my buddy who is very down... Sad

chunyong SG

Is like dat one, last itme my CO didn’t get his rank twice also take leave for a few days…standard one, later will be ok.

nightzip SG

grade only leh...not position...

further its correct that he missed by 1 month. Anyway, if he qualifies next year, it could be a double promotion or what mah....

should not be too adamant or zhi zhuo on such stuff....after grade promotion, the positions are still the same mah...and you still do the same job. Rolling Eyes

Troy437 SG

The grade is a big diff...
anyway I think my boss give him false hope...and everyone was sure he will be promoted...he is even more capable than some of those 5 years more senior than him.

Troy437 SG

No one got any other advice?

ditzy SG

Why should we help if we don't stand to benefit? Laughing Oh yeah it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy in the heart. Gimme a break!

Troy437 SG

alright ditzy can sit aside, stick her thumb up her ass and sit this one out.
anyone else got any idea?

chunyong SG

this kind of thing bo bian one.....normally, if its in sewer serwice, only 3 things count, in my opinion in case ganna sue....is

1) Educational Level
2) Por Lam Pa
3) Years of service

Ability to work and wat fark good working attitude etc, teamwork, they normally say will look but is bullsh1t.

dragg SG

civil servant?

promotion based on seniority?

chunyong SG

i WAS a sewer serwant....so during promotion period i was in the orhwice...got people who obviously work better didn't get ranked higher than someone who went to get a part time diploma...u say leh ? alot of unlisted factors come into play and working ability unfortunately, IN MY OPINION, is not near the top

dragg SG

i thought under our 100k per month ministers things would have changed for the better.

pay like the private sector but dont operate like they do.

Mr. Green Surprised

the Bear SG

troy, sometimes it's not the boss.. it's the boss's boss.. the HR, the top management..

i've seen it happen to one of the junior officers where i work... one of the senior management tekan him because he answer back and humiliated the big boss... because of that, he was held back until the &*%@ retired...

immediately after the &^$# retired, the junior officer, in 7 years, was promoted 3 times.. because he was that capable...

here, it may be your boss try to push him, the top fellas refuse.. got one post untaken so your other colleague kio tio gu lan ...

Troy437 SG

Bear you got a very good point there. Wink