I am a Lead at my company. My coworker works so hard and puts in so much overtime, more than me. I recommend him to become a lead also. They said “yeah we're working on it.”
I felt good that i was helping him succeed and it cost me nothing to put in a good word so why not. He truly deserves it.
today he said “i got a promotion!”
i acted surprised like “no way! thats great!” but when he told me the position, it was not a lead. i told him to update his resume, he was confused. I said “are you atleast making $xx an hour now?”
he said “no but im close…” and he added that “in six months, they said they will make him a lead.”
I said “why would they even tell you that, why not just give it to you now, you deserve it. theyre just dangling this title above your head.”
He said he doesnt mind, atleast it's in the works…
Leads start at much higher, he works harder than most leads, including myself. He deserves a proper promotion, this company doesn't deserve him. poor guy, i feel bad, im making more than him to cruise reddit while he sweats and breaks his back. honestly i think its bc im “white” and hes “latino” … but i would never tell him that because i have no proof.
I encouraged him to leave if he doesnt get the lead position.