My boss wants me to train my new boss

Kyle · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 2

Hello everyone, hope somebody out there can shed a light on this. I recently moved from the aviation industry to work in this hotel and since then I have
been completely clueless about what goes on. The most recent one is this. I am the supervisor on my department and recently the director moved to
another hotel so the position became vacant. For 8 weeks I worked as the interim Director and showed great interest in applying for the position but was denied. Now, they hired a new director and told me they want me to train this new director?! Anybody has any idea of why they did this? Why are they asking me to train my new boss?

Ciprian13 · Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 1

This thing happens from time to time in large companies.I believe that they've encarghed you to train the new boss because you accumulated some expeirence in the field in these 8 weeks.The question is why they didn't choosed you?My opinion is that they've considered your cv not good enough for the job.

ChadTheFrog · Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 2

I have been involved in a situation like that before. It can be really frustrating. The situation I was in, I did not submit a resume or even apply for the job. I was already doing the job, so I didn't see a need to do those things; until they brought in my "new" boss and I had to train him.

Did you submit a resume and formally apply for the job? The company may not have considered you if you did not do this; if you did they may have considered your lack of experience a mark against you. Even so, the person you're training doesn't sound to be more qualified than you?

It could also be a possibility that the person you're training has connections with someone higher in the company. This person may have been picked for the spot regardless of other applications.

Cian · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 1

So...yu're saying they want to replace you? Or is this just to train him and you'll both have such a job? It's weird though. Yes, he made you train him because you have the experience but the question is whether he will keep you too.

Aitor · Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 3

He will not be kept in the same position like he was before "the new boss's training".I believe that he will be offered the same job that had before becoming a boss for 8 weeks.Unless the company noticed that he has potential and they will offer him a better job

CareerCreature · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 7

If your teaching the boss i think you should definately consider becoming the boss yourself.