Today, I spent my working day teaching my new Supervisor the basics of Excel. Until two weeks ago, he was the Office Junior. He and I applied for the same job, but he got it based on the strengths of his "far superior" Excel skills. I'm now teaching him how to do the job that I didn't get. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my supervisor asked me to help him for some modifications on an Excel sheet. I helped him for some stuff, but couldn't help him completely. He said to me, " Try to learn more about Excel, I want someone to satisfy my needs." FML
Today, I began training my replacement at work. She's a senior citizen. She got excited when I taught her how to highlight text on the screen and double-click the mouse because she "never knew how to do those fancy tricks." The job is entirely computer-based. I have to train her for 6 weeks. FML
Today, I found out that a co-worker of mine that I had originally hired, trained, and mentored to work in my department for the past 4 years had just got the promotion that I had applied for. He is now my boss. FML
Today, I started my new job, and was introduced to my colleague. She seemed old and quite experienced, so I thought she was going to teach me. I was wrong. It turns out I'm a replacement for her daughter, who used to secretly do all of her work for her because she has no idea how to do it herself. FML
Today, my new supervisor arrived after my old one had transferred away and we had a quick evaluation meeting. As it turns out, I'm not actually a good employee like I thought. I just had a shitty boss who didn't care enough to let me know I wasn't meeting company standards. FML
Today, I learned that although I’m apparently not qualified to be a department supervisor, I’m entirely qualified to train the person who got the promotion over me, who has never worked in my department before. Boy, do I feel appreciated. FML
Today, after working my ass off for months for an open supervisor job at my work, I found out that they hired someone for the position. The guy has never worked for the company before, has a background completely unrelated to what we do, and has to be trained as he knows nothing about what we do. FML
Today, my boss quit his job and stopped coming in without warning. Guess who just inherited his tasks and responsibilities without the training or pay associated with his manager role. I was hired last year as a junior system admin. FML
Today, my boss brought his son in as our new manager. This kid has zero experience in our industry and yet waltzed into a £75,000 job where his sole responsibility is telling me how to do a skilled job I started before he was born. Plus half the stuff he tries to tell me is incorrect. Cretin. FML
Today, it's my first day as the boss, after waiting months for this promotion. Today is also the day my replacement, who I trained for three months, quit. Now I've got two jobs for the price of one. FML
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Soninuva 41
Unless something akin to nepotism is at work here, I don't see why you can't simply refuse to teach him, and point out to HR that he obviously lied to get the position.
wanted_2_want 40
Teach him the incorrect way to do it. He can't blame it on you for he is the "expert". Win-win for you. Unless your boss is the real asshole, then nothing may work on your favor.
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Scorpio1691 29
I would tell him Google is the best thing on earth to help with Excel problem. that is how i learned. here is the homepage"
masschris 17
Dont teach them. If youre not in that position then why should you teach them when its not your job
TheyCallMeDamien 18
This a no win scenario. My guess is the "excel" was just their excuse. If you don't help him you're "undermining" your boss. If you tell HR you're a snitch and make them look like idiots which will come with subversive responses. This a BS situation but it happens more often than you think. People pick other people because they remind them of themselves or who they want to be. It's true in a lot of aspects of life. I would say start searching for a new job.
blueknight1st 26
So inform HR about your new supervisors excel skills or do a poor job of teaching them. Either way they can't do anything about it because they are supposed to be an excel expert.
Goblin182 27
Damned if I would.
vanaathiel 13
That sucks OP, I'm in a similar boat. I didn't apply to the supervisor job because I was sure I wasn't qualified. Working with the person they did hire, however, has shown my I'm am definitely qualified seeing as I'm basically doing their job for them without the increased pay.
great_nate 26
Teach him wrong, then let him fall on his face.
Leeono 26
So he's not excelling in the role then?
xbaconator9000x 16
If I were in your situation (and I have been in the past), I'd politely but firmly explain to the person/people who hired him over you, exactly how ridiculous of a decision that was. Explain to them how having you teach them how to use Excel is not only counterintuitive, but it's actually a waste of their own money. It's a waste of everyone's time and money, when you could just be doing the supervisor job (and getting paid for it), and he could be doing his old job as normal. It doesn't make any sense.
bretzeller 13
This assumes the OP is correct about him getting hired based on Excel skills. In fact, being a supervisor entails a lot more than using a computer. I've had a couple of jobs where I have had a female supervisor (usually where I float around), and after a few months, they realize I make more than them. Immediately you hear "sexism", but the reality is that I'm a guy they bring in to fix things when they're broken, and the people at these sites just don't know that. I generally have significantly more education and experience than my coworkers, and I'm usually the best paid with the fastest promotions when I want them.
cootiequeen4444 11
You act like OP is assuming it was because of "far superior" excel skills the other guy was hired. From what I read, this is what she was told. so not an assumption. Though it could very possibly be due to a reason other than what OP was told. However, if it was for a more legit reason, they probably would have stated it was that rather than excel stills (which others have stayed would be a bullshit reason regardless). This is what led to the comments regarding sexism and nepotism. Further more, OP did not scream sexism. She just knows probable bullshit when she sees it. I feel if she was truly butt hurt and angry about the promotion she would have pulled out every card in the book including sexism and nepotism. However she didn't, she suck to criticisms that came from what she was told coupled to her teaching duties. Don't rag on OP based on assumptions made by commenters. Though in all honesty, nepotism is always a viable reason to expect. Though not viable as in its OK. it's just nepotism is so rampant in American industry from private to even the government (it gets messy/collud3d with the government as direct nepotism is not allowed but still very ridiculously common) so I would wouldn't be surprised if the reason for any promotion given in any job was due to nepotism. Nor should anyone else. Not saying all promotions are due to Nepotism. But it's as this saying goes when it comes to vocation: "it's not what you know, but who you know"
ellabellaboom 24
Wow, you have a good heart because frankly, I would not have helped him. He lied about his qualifications to go get a job. I say either call him out on it. If you get fired then oh well, now you'd have the chance to find the same job if not, better somewhere else. I personally would not work for a company that allows or endorses these things.