‘Since when am I the HR fairy?’: Entitled coworker accuses colleague of stealing her promotion, despite failing to apply for the role to begin with

Promotions? In this job market? What is this, a fairy tale?

In all seriousness, promotions are a big deal. As a corporate servant, you dedicate your life to climbing the hierarchical ladder to prove you are worthy of more money in your bank account. Thank you, capitalism! Other than the influx of green dough, feeling a newfound sense of purpose that comes along with new responsibilities is important. We're taught to work our whole lives to strive for greatness and be able to afford groceries without penny pinching when it's almost payday. So, when a promotional opportunity is under your nose, you take it.

That's what the employee in this next story does. Their coworker is not pleased, clearly because she wanted the promotion for herself. This worker did not have her eye out for open job listings at their company, however, so the verdict is that she couldn't have wanted it that bad. What do you think? We say that this employee won the promotion fair and square, especially after the argument that transpired between the two colleagues. Scroll below to read the full story.