Being lead on
Im feeling so stuck and like im being lead on.
I have been in IT since 2019 and at my current company coming up on 3 years soon. Other coworkers were promoted over me to level 2 with way less experience. I finally spoke up earlier this year and my manager acknowledged I was more senior and said he would create a path and sys admin position + more money for me.
Now he did create said position but in another office and said my growth was put on pause bc the team had some cleaning up to do. That I wouldn’t be moved up to sys admin but level 2 support (like my less experienced coworkers and I had already said I didn’t want level 2 which is why he said he would create the sys admin role).
I feel so defeated, again. I have done the work to prove and show I can do more. Which he acknowledges!!??? I have spoken up and tried advocating for myself, and now I think he just said whatever to shut me up. I’ve applied to sys admin positions elsewhere but the job market is crap. Idk what else to do. I’m tired and embarrassed. I feel like I tried but keep failing. If you made it this far, ty for reading my rant lol