So, my dad recently retired after 25 years as head of a technical department in a local organisation. One of the guys who has been a part of his team for basically all those years made his ambitions quite clear in the last couple of years to become the new head of the department after my dad left.
Now, that guy knows the organisation, the people and the way the department works far better than anyone else. So he would be the most logical successor. It sure as hell wouldn't require him much time to get used to the job.
So, the board indeed offered him the function after my dad retired, but they offered him A HELL OF A LOT LESS than my dad was making.
I just can't get my head around it. When you clearly have the best man for the job right in front of you and he's been around for ages. What the hell makes a general manager think it would be a great idea to start lowballing that guy? What's up with that?
Needless to say: the guy handed in his resignation letter after 25+ years of service and looked for something else. I can't help but feel sorry for him. If only he knew that his loyalty wouldn't get him anywhere, he probably would have left for better payment many years ago.