Coincidence? I think not

I work for a large home improvement store. My job isn't complicated. In fact, it's almost too easy. I've been wanting to move up ever since I started working there. I have a college education. I studied business management. I've worked in retail since I was 17. For a few months, I was working as a cashier. Again, easy, noncomplicated job. I wanted to be more, do more. It drove me nuts to stand around. But I kept trying to do what I do best: make other people happy.

I signed up to take part of their "management training" class once. I was then told it was full, that I'll be put on the top of the list for the next one. I moved back to my previous position and apparently lost my spot on that list as a result. No one told me I would lose my spot. When I found out that the first session had ended, I inquired about the next one only to find out it had already started and they booted me off the list because they assumed I wasn't interested anymore.

Yeah, thanks for asking me.

So I asked to be put in the next session.

Guess what.

That session started last week. No one told me. When I asked about it, I was told "oh, I'm sorry, your name wasn't on the list."

I'm not being told why I'm getting booted off these "lists." My supervisors know I want to move up, that I want a full time position. I've asked if I need to improve somewhere. The only answer I've gotten was "we're giving priority to those who we know can do the job" and that was after I asked about the first session. The second and third sessions, I was just told "oops, you're not on the list." I know that I am capable of being a manager, even if it's an assistant manager. I do not have proof but in the back of my mind, I just know they keep removing my name because of my hearing.

Why? Because those who are working on the floor must have a radio and an earpiece plus a phone. All of which are my weak spots. I can't wear an earpiece. I am reliant on one hearing aid because for some reason or other, I cannot find a hearing aid that will work in my left ear. All of my hearing comes from my right hearing aid. Without it, I'm living in a world of silence. Putting an earpiece in that ear in order to use the radio would mean cutting myself off from the guests. Management doesn't like that so I suspect that is what is preventing them from allowing me to move up at the company.

After realizing that I've been excluded from a third session of their "advancement prep" classes, I've made the decision not to give them any more effort. I'll show up. I'll do my job. I will make sure any guest I deal with leaves with what they want. But I will not ask about their prep classes again. I will not ask about a better position. And I will continue to look for a job that would be a better use of my skills.