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My old boss in Chicago said 'you're too good at your job to get promoted' and I quit the next week.
We were in his office after I asked about a lead role, and he just laid it out flat. That one line made me see the whole place was a dead end. Has anyone else had a manager say something that made you walk away for good?
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michaelcoleman18d ago
Oh man, that hits home. My last manager told me I was "too valuable where I was" to move up. It was like a light switched off. I realized they were happy to keep me stuck doing the hard work forever. Packed my desk that Friday and never looked back. Good on you for getting out.
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angela_wilson7818d ago
My friend's boss said the same thing, and she quit to become a manager somewhere else.
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pipergonzalez3d ago
Wow, that's just brutal to hear out loud. It's like they're admitting they'd rather hurt the company than lose their best worker on a tough job. Good on you for leaving fast, because that's a place that doesn't want anyone to grow. Makes you wonder how many other people they've said that to over the years.
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