I've been with my job five years. I do make decent money to provide for myself and my little family. I have enjoyed my job for a long time. I work extremely hard and have good attendance. My coworkers and managers have had nothing but good things to say about me and my work ethic.
The thing is back in early 2020 I made my interest of being promoted known to my managers. I have been in “development” since 2021. Moving all over the place learning various roles, taking on some projects. A spot that opened up almost a year ago in my department while i was in development for that position went to someone who had never worked my department before. I was told it was because she was 2% ahead of me in training. Ive seen other people who have gotten promoted never have to do what ive been doing to develop.
While I have learned a lot, when asking about applying for the role at another branch I was told my manager had a specific plan for when he felt I was ready. I took this as confirmation that I was indeed being dragged along like i suspected. So I've been putting out my resume. I have two phone interviews lined up but I feel guilty and I don't know why.