So I'm fairly new at my current job with just 2 months in as logistics manager. It's a manufacturing company with sizable logistics and the position is well paid. I have few employees that I manage as well and I've learned this week that my position wasnt even offered as promotion to them.
I got pretty good with general manager of the company and after this weeks round up I asked the question why my position wasnt offered as promotion because people I work with are really good at what they are doing.
He answered it very quickly that by promoting one of the good employees to a new position we are loosing 2 employees instead of 1. He will not be able to fully take over new responsibilities so as his replacement. So instead of having to deal with 1 “handicaped” employee company would have had 2.