India, April 13 -- A techie has shared how a missed deadline by his manager nearly cost him a promotion, highlighting concerns around accountability and workplace culture in the IT sector.

In a Reddit post titled "I almost lost my promotion due to my manager's mistake. Here's what happened years later!", the user recalled being eligible for a promotion in 2022 while working at a service-based IT company. "I had completed just over two years in the company I joined as a fresher, I was learning things, delivering on tasks and everything was on track," he wrote.

However, the tech professional said that things took an unexpected turn when his manager failed to submit internal nominations for promotions before the deadline. "My manager, sorr...