This is long, but I think it's all neccessary details in order to hopefully help me. Thanks guys!
A few weeks back, my entire department got moved around and most of changed supervisors. When I met with my old supervisor, who was telling me who I would now be reporting too, he said it was a good thing and that it would present growth opportunities. Then he said, in a low voice, that my name was "next on the list" of being promoted to a Rep II. I didn't know what that meant and he said it meant a title change and a raise. Since he didn't say I had it, I didn't get all excited. He continued by listing all of the reasons of why I "would be" getting it. He said it just needed to be approved. I didn't ask questions because my thoughts were still occupied with my new supervisor and because he hadn't said I was getting it so I didn't want to make too much of it.
When I came out of the office and went back to my desk, my team lead came up to me and said, "So did you get any good news?" with this huge smile on her face. I said, "No." and just told her who I would now be under. She then pressed at it and said, "You didn't get good news? He didn't say ANYTHING else to you?" Then I mentioned the promotion, but that he hadn't made it sound to clear. She then says, "Girl! You got it! Congratulations! That's a huge thing! They don't just hand that promotion out!" Then she explained what the actual title change would mean. So I got a little bit excited. I reiterated to her that he hadn't said that I had it.
Well, later that day, my old supervisor walks by and gives me more details about it. I didn't bring it up, he did. He just started telling me what it was and so forth. At this point, I probably should've asked for more clarification about if I would really be getting it, but I didn't know how to ask. The next day, my lead came back up to me and totally changed her tune. She said that he had made it sound like to her that it was already in the bag for me, but that if he didn't tell me when it would go into effect, that I would probably never see it. She said there were people here that have been here for years that have never gotten it. She said he should've never mentioned it to me at all unless I was definitely gonna get it. I was thinking the same thing.
So I left it alone. A week has passed and this last Saturday, when I was hear working overtime, one of my co-workers didn't want to make some phone calls and told my old supervisor (who is still someone that I semi-report too) that he didn't want to do it and my old supervisor looks at me and says, "With that new title, comes great responsiblity", insinuating that I would have to make the calls. That's not a problem. I don't mind making the calls, but what was the reference to the new title that I DO NOT have? It confused me even more and he had already walked away.
I just want to know if I'm getting it or not. I don't know how to ask about it. What do I say? Should I say anything? Plus, I'm no longer under him and my lead says that that's probably why I won't be getting it now. She said that all he had to do was hand it over to our head manager for approval, but now that I'm not under him, it would have to be my current supervisor to push it through and "fight for me", as my lead says. She said that since my new supervisor doesn't know me and what I do, she most likely won't consider it a priority and won't do it.
I feel . . .stupid in a way for even getting at all excited about it and then I feel irritated that my old sup would even say something to me about it if it wasn't for sure. Any advice on how to handle this or if I should just leave it alone? I just want to know! [
] I just want to know if I should expect it or not.