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The employee mentioned how a less experienced person was given the position despite his loyalty
Internet users call it ‘Competence Trap’
Employees around the world seek career growth within their companies or often change jobs for the same. Years of experience and efficiency are often considered ideal factors for promoting employees. But sometimes being too good at your job can hamper your growth. Recently, a Reddit post went viral when an employee expressed disappointment at being denied a promotion, not because of poor performance, but because they were too efficient in their job.
In a post captioned, “Got denied a promotion because I make it look too easy.” The employee described how they had spent nearly four years in a city records office. Their job essentially involved scanning documents, managing databases, and assisting the public with old record searches. The employee also cited training new employees and assisting their manager with technical issues. When a promotion with higher compensation opened up in the company. The employee applied with confidence, hoping his years of experience would come in handy. The results were unexpected.
The post read, “I was easily the most senior person eligible. I’ve trained the last two new hires, I troubleshoot for my manager, and I’m the one they call when the system crashes. The interview went fine. But I didn’t get it. When I asked why, my manager said: “You’re so efficient in your current role that we’d struggle to replace you. You make it look too easy.” So basically, because I’m good at my job, I’m not allowed to grow?”
The employee mentioned that the promotion went to someone who had only been with the company for six months and they had been helping that person with all problems. Now the employee is stuck pretending to care about work they could complete effortlessly, while someone they trained gets the better desk and higher compensation. Concluding the post, the person wrote, “I’m not quitting. Not staging a rebellion. I’m just here. Clocking in. Doing exactly what’s asked. No more, no less.Turns out the reward for competence is invisibility.”
Many people took to the comments section to share similar situations they faced in their companies. While some called it “competence trap’ others suggested the only way to grow is to apply for better positions in a different company.
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Delhi, India, India
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