Okay, so context. We have a partner that use to be a SSV with my manager that left a few years ago that just came back a few months ago.
She got hired back on as a barista, and showed no interest in getting promoted. She has other responsibilities she was putting first. My manager posted a position and she even said she wasn’t going to apply.
We’ve gotten close over the last few months and have actually hung out outside of work a few times. I had told her I didn’t know if I was going to apply again because I had just been turned down about 6-8 months ago. She said she wasn’t going to because she wanted to go back to school. I ended up applying for it again because what the hell what could it hurt?
Well I guess between the time we had talked about it to the time I had put in my application, our manager had convinced her to apply also or consider it more. The day after I had put in my application my manager got told to promote me ASAP because our district needs help, and the person who was helping had an emergency. So I got called in and as I’m walking in my manager tells me what’s going on and how I’m getting promoted. She breaks the news to my friend that afternoon and explains to situation why it happened and now I just feel like she’s pissed at me.
What do I do? Do I tell my manager nevermind give it to her? Would I be the AH if I just kept the position? Today was my first shift working with her and idk just felt like I was messing up on everything and walking on eggshells trying not to upset her. I value her so much when I got the news I was going to ask if she’d help me become as good as a trainer and leader like her. I’m just at a loss and torn on if maybe I’m not fit for this place after all.