<ul><li>A Reddit post recently went viral after an employee disclosed being denied a promotion for being too efficient at their job, sparking widespread frustration online.</li><li>Despite years of experience, training new hires, and assisting their manager during system failures, the employee was passed over for a promotion in favor of a junior colleague.</li><li>The reason given for the denial was that the employee made their current role 'look too easy,' creating a storm of reactions online about the 'competence trap' where high performance can lead to being undervalued.</li><li>The incident has ignited a broader conversation on how workplaces recognize and reward high-performing employees and the potential consequences of overlooking their contributions.</li></ul>

Too good to grow? Viral post highlights promotion denial over efficiency

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