Best approach to take?

Catxscotch

I am a female engineer working in a private company. I am 26 years old with good experience in my field. I was approached to be a full time manager on a project a couple of years ago, and sent on training courses and experience finding missions before the role started.

When job came up, I was informed that they felt I was not experienced enough and although technically capable, too young for the role. I was placed as assistant with the promise a full time manager would assist in my training to get me up to standard.
12 months have now passed, with no manager and me fulfilling the managers role. I still ahve the title of assistant manager, and the wage of an assistant manager. I have been fobbed off by my management continuously, being told that they will be holding meetings but never setting a date. There was supposedly a meeting on Friday but when I called for an update I was told it didn't happen, and they were too busy. I have been very patient until now, as I like my job. However, I feel they are taking the piss at this stage. Should I go over the head of my manager and contact the HR dept directly (which would open a can of worms) or just suck it up as they keep promising it will be done "this week" and "soon"?

srsly78

It's up to you. Don't be fooled by job titles etc, it's not really a promotion unless you get paid more! If you are doing more work for the same money then this is effectively a reduction in your hourly earnings.

A: Rock the boat
B: Do nothing
C: Find a better job

Itsallrelative

You've been doing the job a year now, so even if you didn't have the experience a year ago, you surely do now.

Have you thought about putting together a 'business case' for yourself; a few-page PowerPoint deck outlining what you've accomplished in the 12 months, experience you've gained and what you'd do if you were moved into the manager role. If you can get buy-in from another senior person - maybe a manager you work with in another department - that would add a lot of weight.

Doing something like this would also show that you're serious about developing into the role and have the maturity to approach it in a professional, business-savvy way. If they have some sense, they should also realise that if they continue fobbing you off, you'll find a better role elsewhere.

Vague promises and ever-rolling timelines rarely lead to anything; if you want something you have to make it happen!