Have you ever been passed over for a promotion? Have you ever experienced not getting as a big of a bonus or salary increase as you thought you deserved given the results you delivered?
These things are always a big let down for sure. However, they downright “steam your bean” when someone you believe is less deserving gets them. Your mind immediately goes into thinking “What do they have that I don’t have?”
Well, as a former head of HR I can tell you that often there are multiple factors that play into those seemingly unfair choices – and you can’t always predict or control all the reasons why some less deserving peer got what you wanted – and deserved!
But I can share a secret with you…
No one gets those things without having an edge over their higher performing (and sometimes more loyal and experienced) peers.
So here’s why you may not have gotten the promotion, bigger bonus, salary increase or other reward your less deserving peer did..