You don't have to be panic , you know your worth be proud those doofus are learning from you believed you are the superior.. This is happening almost in every company especially when you are not the same tribe with them ..

can we all just go to work do our jobs and leave

SatanKeepOff:
I am currently working as an accountant in an oil company based in Nigeria. I have been with this company for three years but initially started as a contract worker for two years before being promoted to the position of assistant supervisor last year.

In my department, we were three accountants sharing the same office, but we had no manager. Instead, we had an assistant manager, an account officer, and myself. With hard work and dedication, I managed to become the best among us. However, earlier this year, the management decided to restructure the department. As a result, they removed my superiors and employed someone at my level and a manager.

Now, my boss is learning the job from me, and the newly employed lady is also at the same level as I am. However, my boss claims that I cannot be promoted because I am not superior to the newly employed lady. The issue is that both my boss and the new lady are learning the job from me, and I believe that I deserve to be promoted since I am already good at the job.

I have talked to my boss several times about this issue, and he still refuses to promote me, stating that there is no superior among us(myself and the new lady). Please, what can I do in this situation?

Embrace your fate and let balance take it balance
Do not force transformation, nature has a way of balance, let hardwork speak for you, if you’re doing it you’ll still get yourself where you want

SatanKeepOff:
I am currently working as an accountant in an oil company based in Nigeria. I have been with this company for three years but initially started as a contract worker for two years before being promoted to the position of assistant supervisor last year.

In my department, we were three accountants sharing the same office, but we had no manager. Instead, we had an assistant manager, an account officer, and myself. With hard work and dedication, I managed to become the best among us. However, earlier this year, the management decided to restructure the department. As a result, they removed my superiors and employed someone at my level and a manager.

Now, my boss is learning the job from me, and the newly employed lady is also at the same level as I am. However, my boss claims that I cannot be promoted because I am not superior to the newly employed lady. The issue is that both my boss and the new lady are learning the job from me, and I believe that I deserve to be promoted since I am already good at the job.

I have talked to my boss several times about this issue, and he still refuses to promote me, stating that there is no superior among us(myself and the new lady). Please, what can I do in this situation?

Stop teaching them the job

SatanKeepOff:
I am currently working as an accountant in an oil company based in Nigeria. I have been with this company for three years but initially started as a contract worker for two years before being promoted to the position of assistant supervisor last year.

In my department, we were three accountants sharing the same office, but we had no manager. Instead, we had an assistant manager, an account officer, and myself. With hard work and dedication, I managed to become the best among us. However, earlier this year, the management decided to restructure the department. As a result, they removed my superiors and employed someone at my level and a manager.

Now, my boss is learning the job from me, and the newly employed lady is also at the same level as I am. However, my boss claims that I cannot be promoted because I am not superior to the newly employed lady. The issue is that both my boss and the new lady are learning the job from me, and I believe that I deserve to be promoted since I am already good at the job.

I have talked to my boss several times about this issue, and he still refuses to promote me, stating that there is no superior among us(myself and the new lady). Please, what can I do in this situation?

Let me chip-in a few things, even though I doubt if it is a serious ‘oil’ company that you work for.

I guess you work in OIL-SERVICE firm, which is not a full-fledge one - a firm owned by a one-man business and structureless.

You didn’t say anything about your HR department, in your post, so there’s no need to ask anything about your past performance records.

Now to the main issue: if you have spent up to 5 years in that firm, and you are good as you have claimed and have professional qualification, with transferable skills, I do not expect you to still remain in that company.

I guess you were dead comfortable on the job and forming macho-man until some sets of people came to disrupt things for you.

You see people who study anything relating to management courses tend to surfer and stay longer in a company. They are the ones that usually receive long service awards on top nothing.

For you not to fall into the category of this people I mentioned above, you need to be planning your exit from now.

The lady that just joined, you didn’t know how she joined. She might have come through your new manager. Probably, your new manager pulled her along from his former company or probably somebody told your manager to help her into that place since he already joined.
The lady might even have come from another insider.

No matter how the lady could have come, someone’s interest is in her and the interest has to be protected.

It is normal for new manager to learn from junior colleagues on a new company because new manager didn’t know anything or the process of the new company from his home.

It is the old staff on ground that would show new manager the rope before a new manager would start applying his or her wealth of experiences to improve things in the new company.

While you work on your exit plan, do your work diligently. Still teach your new manager the work. Don’t stay longer than usual at work.

What you don’t understand is: accountants are part of those employees being affected by promotions. We are not like marketers or sales persons who are mobile with their careers. They are hot cakes.

When an accountant or any employee leaves a company, three things are likely going to happen:

1. Your salary is bound to increase.

2. You build an additional network of colleagues and friends which can be to your advantage, anytime, any day, if you know how to use it.

3. New work experience in a new organization which adds to your pool of experience.

In a not-too-good organization, I do not expect an accountant to spend more than 3 years, maximum. Those who stay longer could be because of ‘fear of the unknown’, or they are stealing in that company, or they are incompetent and less competitive.

In summary, do yourself a favor while you prepare for your exit.

- Don’t confide in any colleague about your plans.
- Skill-up and learn more about data analysis and learn at least on ERP that is common in Nigeria. There are hundreds of millions of free materials online on this.
- Start a professional qualification exams if you haven’t started.


As an accountant, you have to keep changing job. That would help you rise quickly on your career ladder.

Buharidgeneral:

What about you? What's your qualifications? Hope they're related to the Oga.

I am talking from experience bros. Once those guys understand the job very well they may ask you to go

very true, very very very true. reason why he need to upgrade himself and also start looking for another job. Those new colleagues will learn from him and he will be reporting to them and they will become his superior (some humans always want to be superiors above others not minding what they met on ground before). Things like this always happen in foreign owned companies managed by foreign expatriates like Indians. you can work for years, they won't promote you. thou you can be getting increments annually. but the worse part is someone who is new on the job can be employed and will be paid more than old colleagues who have been on that job in years and will even be learning from the old colleagues.

SatanKeepOff:
I am currently working as an accountant in an oil company based in Nigeria. I have been with this company for three years but initially started as a contract worker for two years before being promoted to the position of assistant supervisor last yea

Now, my boss is learning the job from me, and the newly employed lady is also at the same level as I am. However, my boss claims that I cannot be promoted because I am not superior to the newly employed lady. The issue is that both my boss and the new lady are learning the job from me, and I believe that I deserve to be promoted since I am already good at the job.

I have talked to my boss several times about this issue, and he still refuses to promote me, stating that there is no superior among us(myself and the new lady). Please, what can I do in this situation?

I don't like wasting my time with advising people, becos they will still end up doing what they intend to do.

But just to guide you, dont expect anything from your current place of work and create a plan B option.

The only reason why your Boss and the new lady are learning from you are;
1. To upgrade themselves..

2. Incase you resign.

For me, If I were in your shoes, I would just do my job competently without requesting for promotion which comes with higher pay and incentives while at the same time, scout for a better job.

icuminpiss:
Any intellectual in pol science dept? I want someone who writes projects

Contact me via my signature

You could end up making your boss see you as someone who is overambitious and arrogant and a threat to his position. So take things easy. Be humble and do your best with clear conscience. Promotion will come at it's own time

SatanKeepOff:
I believe that they intend to strip me of my experiences and disregard me.

What do you mean by “stripping you of your experience”….how is that even possible?

The above tells me you possibly have a problem with English and communication and maybe that’s is what is hindering you.

You say you are good at your job, that’s your opinion and you may be right. However if you were truly that good your employer would not want to lose you. So either you are good and you have taught the others all you know so you are no longer indispensable or you are not as good as you think you are.

If you are truly as good as you say you are, then You have nothing to worry about. If you lose your job you will get another. The question is are you really as good as you think you are? Why are you worried about competition if you are that good?

Lastly I go back to English and communication. You may be good at your job but not good enough for promotion. As an employer, I have a particular graduate engineer that is good at the engineering aspect of his job, however he has issues with English and communication. I know how to manage him for the engineering roles but I wouldn’t want him as a manager or interfacing because he hasn’t got the skill set for that. His English is poor. He is not good at writing reports, has poor human interaction skills etc even though he is a very good engineer. So you see there is more to promotion than being a good accountant.

To the best of my judgement, if you choose the career field, then you need to learn how to kiss ass, and how to do it like you love it.

don't push it further or the boss may replace you.

the two of them maybe his friends or relations

africanman85:
Hold tight o. I have Accounting qualification but no job

what are your qualifications?

what happened to your previous superiors? were they sacked ??

DonroxyII:
They are Using & Abusing You ...
It's your fault anyway because e no seems like you sabi play Office Diplomacy-Sociopolitical-Relations ....

Either you Boss is bonking that Girl or he is trying to bonk her So Promoting You Might be Offensive to The Girl Spoiling Parolzz ... OG ..
Oga Ade, Learn Politics & Forget Matter ... Your Boss Go Mellow Even share You the Koko ....

what will you do in this situation?

FOOTSOLDIER2:
The Chicago certificate forger and identity thief comes to mind. Papa mmesomma

Stop smoking shit

ImpactBooks:
Op,

1. You only told us about the lady's qualification which I'm even tempted to say that you've only guessed because you may not be privy to see her CV. What is your own qualification?

2. Do you know if the lady has other professional qualification like ICAN? And, do you also has?

3. Regarding comparing your 3 years working experience to hers, do you know how many years of working experience the lady has before joining your company?

4. You're only taking her through your accounting processes and not that you're teaching her the job. You need to get this fact right. It is normal for Accountant to struggle with their functions on their new job so stop thinking over-the-board.

5. My advise to you is that you should set your ego aside and learn to have a good working relationship with the lady in question. With time, things will work out for you naturally in the company.

Cheers!

PS: I am a Chartered Accountant with 16 years working experience in various sector of the economy.

Can you explain this further, I'm a student of Finance hoping to pursue a career in accounting

Higherthan:
Don't let them frustrate to to overreact, just do your job in peace please.
Let things happen naturally.

You all are NOT Accountants but bookkeepers.
So climb down from your high horse. Go and write either ICAN, ACCA or ACMA. Those qualifications make you an accountant. That you are "teaching" people record keeping does not make you an Accountant. Accountants do not keep record but provide management with decision supports

Team work is what u need to learn bro, don't even think resignation is the solution because u don't know what ur next office is like.
Align your purpose and focus, one day things will dramatically align u to the top.
Pray and be patient.

icuminpiss:
Any intellectual in pol science dept? I want someone who writes projects

Have a 12 years experience in project writing. With special attention on Political science, Public Administration, Finance, Accounting and Physical Sciences. Hoping to hear from you soon. joshuadiran@gmail.com

It's very likely that your manager has a higher qualification and wider range of competencies than you do.

Since he joined your unit, it is your duty to impart him with the local knowledge to enable him do his role.
YOU ARE NOT BETTER THAN HIM!
I have seen people who are not even supervisors train senior managers that are newly promoted to their group.

Though you have already created bad blood with your oga and the lady, pipe low and do your work with humility otherwise they will be frustrated out of the job or even recommended for sack.

SatanKeepOff:
I am currently working as an accountant in an oil company based in Nigeria. I have been with this company for three years but initially started as a contract worker for two years before being promoted to the position of assistant supervisor last year.

In my department, we were three accountants sharing the same office, but we had no manager. Instead, we had an assistant manager, an account officer, and myself. With hard work and dedication, I managed to become the best among us. However, earlier this year, the management decided to restructure the department. As a result, they removed my superiors and employed someone at my level and a manager.

Now, my boss is learning the job from me, and the newly employed lady is also at the same level as I am. However, my boss claims that I cannot be promoted because I am not superior to the newly employed lady. The issue is that both my boss and the new lady are learning the job from me, and I believe that I deserve to be promoted since I am already good at the job.

I have talked to my boss several times about this issue, and he still refuses to promote me, stating that there is no superior among us(myself and the new lady). Please, what can I do in this situation?

Does the promotion come with some financial benefits or are you just interested in the title alone?

EscalateTech:
Take the self entitlement out and then people might just see a side of you that deserves accolades..

No one is learning the Job from you, every organisation has different accounting procedures and software management except the generally accepted procedures which involves taxation and a few others.. you are only in the best position to put other through.

You have a boss that says everyone is equal including himself, that is an empathetic leader. You already castigated the organization for not promoting you, the new boss, while calling the new lady a 3rd class candidate.. it seems you have forgotten you rose from contract. Throw in the towel and save the coy your toxicity.

Opening statement of the last paragraph describes my organisation, you are spot on.

FOOTSOLDIER2:
The Chicago certificate forger and identity thief comes to mind. Papa mmesomma

and that Agulu impersonator that enter university with pass in mathematics and English

SatanKeepOff:
I am currently working as an accountant in an oil company based in Nigeria. I have been with this company for three years but initially started as a contract worker for two years before being promoted to the position of assistant supervisor last year.

In my department, we were three accountants sharing the same office, but we had no manager. Instead, we had an assistant manager, an account officer, and myself. With hard work and dedication, I managed to become the best among us. However, earlier this year, the management decided to restructure the department. As a result, they removed my superiors and employed someone at my level and a manager.

Now, my boss is learning the job from me, and the newly employed lady is also at the same level as I am. However, my boss claims that I cannot be promoted because I am not superior to the newly employed lady. The issue is that both my boss and the new lady are learning the job from me, and I believe that I deserve to be promoted since I am already good at the job.

I have talked to my boss several times about this issue, and he still refuses to promote me, stating that there is no superior among us(myself and the new lady). Please, what can I do in this situation?

Add more value to yourself and target better opportunities thereafter.e.g are you ICAN chartered?

Suspect33:
what are your qualifications?

B.sc Accounting

[quote author=Foodhub2023 post=126432248][/quote]Abia State

EleventhWeirdo:


And you are chartered?

Not Chartered

SatanKeepOff:
I feel like I'm losing my experience to newbies without compensation, leaving me feeling empty every day. If I continue like this, I may soon become irrelevant.

I can feel your pains lady ..you can start looking for another offer ..but while keeping these one at hand

Just resign from that bûllshit job, it adds no meaning to your life


Take time to think about your pathetic worthless life


There are a lot of ways to get dough and live happily


Do you want to keep working for an arséhole that don't give af if you're dead