I have been a junior member of staff for three years and I have not progressed. I go to interviews and interviews and get rejected. I have had 10 interviews for the upper grade, but have been pipped to the post for the majority of them. The feedback has been good.
I was in a team where a manager said that noone will ever promote me; they would fire me as a Christmas present. They were about to start the process to fire me when HR and my union got involved and sorted it out. I didn't get any real development.
I am starting to think I am stupid. I could never get the higher grades on my GCSES, A-levels or degree. My Chemistry tutor said I would achieve nothing in life. I got a 1st on my masters, but nothing much else.
I have watched a number of people getting promoted above me -- people who were junior to me and I am like why am I still here... I have a lower IQ that is below 100