Finding the humor in internal promotions

Ever notice how promoting from within feels like an episode of Game of Thrones? One minute someone’s in the corner office plotting their ascent, and the next, the team is scrambling to train their replacement. It’s a funny little dance we do with employee growth where succession planning can lead to unexpected hilarity. Anyone else have a story where a promotion turned into a sitcom episode?

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