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To be annoyed work posted this job in this way?

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7stripybaskets · 18/02/2026 12:31

I’m on annual leave from work this week for half term by chance I logged onto our companies’s intranet.
There is a job advert for a job within our department that I wasn’t aware of this would be the next step up from my current role there is 8 or so of us in a similar role to mine that would probably want to go for it. I haven’t been told it was coming and it’s advertised for internal department applications only and with an opening application window of 4 days which closes today. So, obviously they had someone in mind which wasn’t me but I think that’s not good practice for half of us that are off with children this week it was a well timed way of reducing applications I suppose. I feel really demotivated I suppose.

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Thundertoast · 18/02/2026 12:36

I think parents do over estimate how much attention non-parents pay to half terms etc. I would have expected HR to flag though, but I can also see how this happens- takes ages to get the job signed off, then they still want to have the person in by a certain deadline because of financial targets or other stuff...

7stripybaskets · 18/02/2026 12:36

Unfortunately it closes at 6pm and I’m out with my children for the afternoon so I don’t think i’d have time.

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Duvetdayneeded · 18/02/2026 12:36

Have you got a policy that says how long job advert has to be advertised for? Why didn’t you ask an extension due to you being on leave? But your line manager is either a bastard it incompetent for doing this.

Hankunamatata · 18/02/2026 12:35

No email? Our internal posts usually sent by email notification

mellicauli · 18/02/2026 12:34

Apply anyway. Make your case why it should be you. You've nothing to lose and it shows you are interested which can do no harm

BTW: You could have reacted with "Great, still time to get my application in" rather than "They obviously don't want me". It may just be a one off but if you are always like this I could see why they might want to promote someone else.

MatildaTheCat · 18/02/2026 12:33

YANBU, I’d be pretty annoyed too. Will you apply anyway?

Good luck.

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