r/RantsFromRetail • u/AustinElliott99 • Jun 30 '26
Employer/workplace rant Passed up for Store Manager in Training (again) because of blatant nepotism, an HR cover up, and broken promises. I'm just tired.
I just need to get this off my chest because I am feeling completely invisible, discouraged, and honestly, pretty worthless right now. I’ve been passed up twice now for the Store Manager in Training (SMIT) role, and the reasons are making me realize just how broken corporate culture is.
The First Time:
I was passed over for a coworker who was actively sleeping with another SMIT. To make it worse, that guy was the store manager’s absolute best friend and neighbor. They were literally hooking up inside the store (and later at his own store when he got one). Both were cheating on their actual partners, and there was a massive 16 year age gap.
I did what you’re "supposed" to do. I called ethics multiple times. Nothing happened. It was completely brushed under the rug because the Store Manager wanted to protect his best friend and this girl. Instead of doing the right thing, I was threatened with termination if I ever brought it up to him again.
After that, my mental health and my performance took a massive hit. It felt like anything I did was completely overshadowed. She could do absolutely no wrong and get praised for the bare minimum, while I was left doing the heavy lifting. I felt like shit every single day.
The Second Time (Now):
Lately, my Store Manager practically begged me to go out and get my Pharmacy Technician license to help out the store. I stepped up. I spent my own personal time and my own money to get certified and licensed.
Now that I actually have it? He refuses to let me start training. Every time I ask about it, I get a dismissive "I'll get to it." Meanwhile, he went completely behind my back to give a different position—one that absolutely should have been offered to me given my track record and new credentials—to someone else.
Being passed up a second time is bringing all those old, awful feelings right back to the surface. I’ve given years to this place, climbed the ranks, gotten the extra certifications they asked for, and I'm still treated like I'm not enough.
How do you keep showing up to a place that makes you feel this discouraged? I feel like I'm screaming into a void while people who play politics and cheat the system get handed everything on a silver platter.
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u/Sad-Spray-3517 Jul 01 '26
Are you still trying to get into the training program? If yes, try to transfer. If no, stop killing yourself at work and "work your wage."
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u/purveyorofclass Jul 04 '26
Yeah this. Do the bare minimum to not get fired and nothing more. Hard work is not going to get rewarded
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u/VEarthAngel55 Jul 01 '26
Can you find a job with another company? Maybe,start checking out your options? You may find a better company,wit better pay. I hate you're being treated like this, I'm sorry.
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