#workplaceinjustice

[simondweiner]

He Said I Wasn’t Ready — Then Used My Ideas to Get Promoted He said, “We’re not ready to promote you yet.” Told me to keep working, keep learning, keep proving. So I did. I gave him ideas. Strategy. Solutions. And he used every one of them… To get himself promoted.

[simondweiner]

I Trained Him to Succeed — Then He Became My Boss They asked me to train the new guy. Said he’d be “support” for the team. I showed him everything — the systems, the clients, the strategy. Three weeks later… He was my manager. No warning. No explanation. Just a new nameplate — and a knife in the back.

[simondweiner]

They Said I Was Inexperienced — Then Hired Someone with Less They said I was “too inexperienced.” So I worked twice as hard. Proved myself every day. Said yes to everything. But when the position opened? They hired someone else — With less experience than me. Turns out, it was never about readiness. It was about convenience.

[simondweiner]

He Took My Ideas — Then Told Me I Wasn’t Ready He used my ideas to win a bonus. To save face. To impress leadership. Then he turned around and told me I wasn’t “quite ready” for leadership myself. Funny… I was ready enough to save his job. 💬 Ever been told you weren’t ready — right after proving you were? Tell your story in the comments. You’ve earned the spotlight.