For background: I am a neurodiverse female who works in tech. I have been in my role/company for 11 months. I work hard and I am constantly verbally praised for my work.
My company just got approval for this year’s budget. My boss has been bragging about how well our company did last year, so the budget is significantly bigger. With that, we will be adding a new person to our team. My boss has already talked to a friend about the role, and has ‘trained him’ by showing how to do the job and showing him our software. Recently, I was told by my boss that I would not receive a promotion until I train his friend, who will make more money than me upon being hired because “he already knows how to do the job” (aka my boss showed him these things). I am in a junior level position and feel like I will not be compensated for more work and responsibilities. I brought these feelings to my boss. His response was that I should feel lucky to train his friend because it will be a good time to solidify the knowledge I have learned thus far.
I feel weird about this whole situation. Is this normal?