Originally Posted by
Klimax
Sorry, but I think we all know that seniority and ability (or gently put experience) are two different things.
Being eligible for an upgrade does NOT make you pass the evaluation, course and test automatically. Seniority is there to have a transparent system for everyone to know who else's turn it will be next. I am happy that my employer is applying seniority for these career moves and I wouldn't want it any way else.