Viking007:
It's all about office politics and "asss licking". Do both of this well and watch your promotion grow like a soaked garri. It doesn't matter whether you are competent or worthy of the promotion or not. This is how the Nigerian office politics is played.

pocohantas:


My boss is a woman actually and I am no lesbian.
I do give her food sometimes though...

pocohantas:
It is in almost every organisation, not only banks.

At a point at work, your appraisal results move from what you know to who you know. It is not only about working hard, how well do you familiarise with the ogas at the top? An organisation can't just promote everyone because you have stayed the required duration on a level, that's expensive for them. So, they will do their best to reduce the number of staff that'll be promoted.

Of course performance will count, but favouritism would also come in. Work your way into your boss's heart, that's what I did with mine.

zicoraads:

The problem only arises when an organization gives more emphasis to those who have warmed their way into the boss' heart, at the detriment of years spent or even work put in. I can't even begin to remember our work ratings and how annoying it can be sometimes.

I'm always being told to be a bit diplomatic in stating my grievances. I usually just say it as it is, even if all the bosses are there.

But, when it comes to creativity, performance and those to be counted on to deliver, no matter the short notice or how difficult the task is, they also know I am one of the few that can always, always be counted on.

pocohantas:


My boss is a woman actually and I am no lesbian.
I do give her food sometimes though...

badoh:
Most people were faced with this scenario one way or the other in their place of work when organization employ random promotion technique in the promotion of staff while you felt cheated in the promotion method adopted. For example, a Bank may decide to promote 200 out of her 400 Executive trainees to Executive Assistants or 150 out of her 300 Executive Assistants to Assistant Banking Officers.The Bank will tell them that majority were qualified to be promoted but that they have a limited space for the positions.
As a staff, you believe your colleague should not be promoted ahead of you since you joined the Bank at the same time and you have met the promotion criteria as well. Whether a random promotion policy is justifiable in a real organization is a matter of concern. The fact remains that the policy would certainly kill any sense of ambition within a workforce, which could lead to demoralization. If you have experienced such practice, kindly share your experience so that people can learn and be educated on how to manage such situations.
I remember when I was at a branch of a commercial Bank some 5yrs ago, I was acting as the business development manager after our manager was redeployed to another Branch and he recommended me(not promotion but leadership responsibility) to the Zonal manager to take over from him at the Branch. We were two under him in marketing unit(though both of us on the same grade). I acted for a year and customers were already used to me as the manager with a special office in the Branch where I attend to them. Alas, after a year, the promotion list came out and my second colleague was promoted a grade above me despite the fact that both of us worked tirelessly to improve the ratings of the branch.
I thought to myself! this is a big shame. I was so depressed and unhappy. I had to vacate that office for my second colleague since she was now a step above me. When I got home, I narrated it to my parents and I cried so much that my Dad and Mum had to console, encourage and asked me to continue to pray. He told me probably it wasn't yet my time to be promoted but that I shouldn't be discouraged.
A year later, my own promotion also came and I gave thanks to God. I learnt two things.
1. No condition is permanent. Never overrate yourself because things can change over time.
2. Reward always come with hard work. It may tarry but will surely come sooner or later.
3. Work smartly. Many people work hard forgetting the fact that working smartly go hand in hand with hard work.

Thank you.
Sometimes, its not how far but how well.

Viking007:
It's all about office politics and ''asss licking''. Do both of this well and watch your promotion grow like a soaked garri. It doesn't matter whether you are competent or worthy of the promotion or not. This is how the Nigerian office politics is played.

Asquare84:
This is exactly what happen in my organisation last week .I was recommended for promotion twice by my supervisor and my promotion was turn down by my M.D, it happened last two years and this year while other of my colleague that did not meet up with their target last year where promoted ahead of me I was able to meet my target but yet my promotion was drop. Immediately this happen my supervisor called me and advice me to start searching for another job. As it is now the management of my organisation have gang up to frustrate me, but before then I will Bleep them up

vislabraye:


It's so sad. What exactly did you do or who did you offend to be treated like that?