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Colleague been given promotion but this was never advertised

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Tart306 · 25/07/2025 09:04

I've nothing against her, she is a nice person and is good at her job, it's more to do with our manager.

The woman has been given the role of assistant team leader by default, but this was never mentioned to any of us or advertised anywhere. She got the role almost instantly too and now deputises for the manager. Don't know if she's being paid extra but not my business, but I'm sure a few of us would like to progress and can't all do it.

As I say it's not the woman's fault, I just don't understand why she's suddenly deputy manager, this is the Civil Service too. Maybe she asked the manager if there were any opportunities to progress, but a few of us have also said the same.

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LittleHangleton · 25/07/2025 09:15

She got it within a week of being in the team too.

May well have been discussed in interview. Possibly part of salery negotiations. If she had much more experience and capability than the role, expressed a desire to have greater scope in her role, that sort of thing.

Tiedbutchorestodo · 25/07/2025 09:15

If she’s not been there long I see your point but I also don’t really understand the modern “advertise promotion” thing. Our work does it and you have to apply and interview etc but everyone knows who’s job it’s going to be and that’s fine - shouldn’t it be the bosses choice who is promoted based on their performance generally, not how well you can perform in a half hour interview.

I personally think promotion possibilities should be discussed in appraisals and a “reward” for doing well.

LittleHangleton · 25/07/2025 09:12

I was offered my Assistant Head post (secondary school) without it being advertised. I had assumed this wasn't the done-thing in schools, but happened to me. It is a school that significantly struggles to recruit (due to physical location socio-economic factors), this could have been a factor.

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Tart306 · 25/07/2025 09:10

TheCurious0range · 25/07/2025 09:07

If it's civil service and she's being paid more it needs to be advertised, if she's just deputising for the manager to get some experience that's fine and should be offered to anyone who wants it for career development experience. Does she have a new title or are you just seeing her as the assistant team leader by the with she is doing? (I recruit in the CS)

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She doesn't have a new title as far as I know, and yeah definitely fair enough if she wants to gain further experience, the opportunity wasn't ever discussed or presented to anyone else though.
She got it within a week of being in the team too.

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XXLfiles · 25/07/2025 09:10

Is she TPp into that position rather than actually having permanent promotion?

TheCurious0range · 25/07/2025 09:07

If it's civil service and she's being paid more it needs to be advertised, if she's just deputising for the manager to get some experience that's fine and should be offered to anyone who wants it for career development experience. Does she have a new title or are you just seeing her as the assistant team leader by the with she is doing? (I recruit in the CS)

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Tart306 · 25/07/2025 09:04

So she leads a lot of our meetings now, organises rotas etc. And I'm just thinking this opportunity was never made available elsewhere.

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