CareerOffice Politics
#RI-6a6b0b43·9 months ago·
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“Applied for assistant manager position”
What Actually Happened
My manager secretly asked my coworker to apply for the position I wanted, feeling betrayed
What I wish I knew
"Manager's intentions were transparent"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Be aware of office politics and potential biases"
Regret Index
8/10
Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
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Career Category
6,107
Career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.7/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
44%
of Career decisions land in the severe band the same as this one.
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