['I was up for promotion this year. I lost out to another coworker. I really thought I had it.', "Oh no, I'm sorry man. Hopefully next time. Were you at least able to reach out and see what you could improve upon?", 'I got some good feed back. I really thought I had it though. Just a little bummed out.']
I bet that is pretty disappointing. Maybe some ice cream will make you feel better.
I was up for promotion this year. I lost out to another coworker. I really though I had it.