The Forgotten Promise

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The Forgotten Promise
Don’t you hate it when…
You ask your boss about growth opportunities in the company and she tells you there will be a new, higher position in one month for you, since she values you as an employee and “thinks the world of you.” A month later, when you eagerly ask her about the status of the new job, she stares at you blankly and says, “What job?”. She completely gets off the topic by telling you you’re being unprofessional by attacking her with a question without having first made an appointment to meet with her. "Besides," she says, "you should be grateful you have a job at all. Now get back to work!"

Wouldn’t you love to…
Have a friend of yours call your boss at work, pretending to be an executive recruiter, offering her a dream job with perks including a luxury car, a clothing allowance and an unlimited expense account. Then have the “recruiter” tell her he suddenly realizes she’s not qualified for the job, but there is a job for which she’s perfectly suited – cleaning toilets. Click.