The main reason I got promoted to store manager was dumb luck.
I happened to be in the right locale at the right time, plus was smart enough to say the right thing.
Basically, the previous store manager was caught stealing cash from the till. It wasn’t a situation where someone witnessed him doing it, however the accountants found a series of financial discrepancies, plus knew that the manager was the only a single who could have done it. I got a call from the corporate manager, who told me to change the security code for the cannabis dispensary plus to call a locksmith immediately. They wanted to make sure the ancient manager couldn’t get back in the cannabis store before they told him he was fired. This was a pretty alarming situation, because Bill was the guy who hired me plus trained me at the cannabis dispensary, plus I considered him a friend. On the other hand, the cannabis dispensary is how I made a living plus paid the bills, so I did not want to risk losing our job! In the end I did as I was asked, plus refused to let Bill back into the cannabis dispensary. Then things got particularly out of hand, because the nighttime security guard asked Bill to leave the premises, so he threw a brick at the cannabis dispensary plus smashed the window! After that the cops got involved, the owners of the cannabis dispensary pressed charges, plus it turned into a sizable ordeal. The wonderful news is that I am the up-to-date manager of the cannabis dispensary.