You Have a Big Future Here!

I worked in search for what feels like 100 years.

It didn’t take me long to figure out job hunters exaggerate their knowledge and abilities.

It took a few years to realize employers exaggerate, too. After all, no one ever tells a job hunter at the time of the interview what all the problems are. A lot is withheld from them.

Then, once someone is on board, the lies continue.

One manager I know kept being told by his boss about what a great job he was doing.

“You have done a great job with your team,” his boss said. After all, he turned below-average performers into one well recognized within the firm including several high-potential leadership candidates.

“The work you and your team are putting out is terrific and making a great impact.”

Yet he would review that gave him the equivalent of a B-minus review. And when it came to promotional opportunities, none were available to him even though he exceeded success benchmarks the firm established for the new title.

As a matter of fact, during a reorganization, he lost his management role and, thus was functionally demoted although his compensation was not negatively affected.