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[b]What’s interesting to me is that the employee thought she would get somewhere.[/b] OP, sorry if I missed it, but did you let her know both bosses made the decision?

Regardless, I would feel annoyed, so I get it. That said, the real problem is that the employee doesn’t trust you for some reason. You need to figure out why that is, consider whether it’s isolated to just this employee, and then address it. [/quote]

This is what stood out for me.  That and the fact that the boss didn't cave in, and in fact stood by the joint decision.  This shows good leadership by the boss because it validates the manager's (OP) role and apparent decision making.

The employee action is concerning.  It is a lot like when a kid doesn't like the answer from mom so goes to dad, or vice versa.  It show a lack of maturity on the employee's part.

I think that at this point OP needs to begin planning on finding a replacement for the employee.  Not because OP wants to fire the employee but because the employee has backed him/herself into a corner for next steps.  At this point the employee has three options:  step up and do what needs to be done to earn the promotion, wail about the injustice and muck around causing turmoil for other staff, or quit in a huff.  Dollars to donuts that this employee chooses doors number 2 or 3.[/quote]

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