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In reply to the discussion: Two weeks ago they decided they needed a 'replacement' for my position [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)... probably would've said so if his case had been like your own. From MY observations, most people expected to train their own replacements were NOT being promoted, but rather kicked to the curb for cheaper labor. No one ever dared try to make me do that because they knew I'd spit in their face and quit first, and I always took care to make myself as irreplaceable as I could. If I ever had been in our friend's situation, I'd have shoveled as much horse manure down that trainee's throat as possible to be sure he/she came to no good end when left alone to prove worth.
BTW, I never would've accepted a trainee position if I knew the other guy was headed to the dump. No way. If I had, I'd have deserved every horrible thing that ever happened to me afterwards. Karma's a bitch. She's also my twin sister.