A boss that only has 4 months more of experience than me..

Just be glad she was there before you were(even if it is only 3 months). I've had experiences where they would hire someone new for a position higher than mine, that had never worked there before and expect us to train him(instead of promoting from within). This has happened to me twice. It is hard, but you just have to think about this, if she leaves then you might be up for her position. Not that you should expect it, but...it could happen. Just keep doing what you are doing. Don't give your boss anything to worry about and you should be fine. Good luck!

It is a bit strange really and it is normal that you may feel jealous but this won't change anything.The thing just had happened so you should just be happy that you still have a place where to work and probably later you will have gained enough working hours and the proper qualification to go to much better position.

It never happened to me, although I did feel that some people don't deserve being at the top because they didn't have more knowledge/skill/experience than their subordinates. management and leadership are learned, so it is a big surprise people who haven't learned these actually get to the top while those who have, just don't get anywhere. I don't feel over or under qualified in all my employment positions in the past. All I care about employment is that I earn an honest living. There was a time I really cared for the company and was hurt by office politics or efforts not recognized. But that period in my life was gone. I realize I don't need recognition from other people. I need to recognize myself and the efforts I made and will make to grow no matter how meaningless it is for other people.

I have been in both positions and after years of management give me the worker's job and let all the worry go to the manager I'll live longer and feel better even if the pay is less. But I have been lucky I have always made enough to live on even at the lowest level.

That's kind of tough. I wouldn't mind it the first few months, but the longer you stay in the company I would feel weird. I hope the management would realize that. I wouldn't mind too about him/her being the boss, but the pay scale should be close. And the difference should just be the added responsibility that he/she has. Maybe I'm just jealous too.

I work for the Courts of my county and I have a supervisor who worked in the mailroom for maybe a year(this is before becomng a supervisor) and left for a couple of months and came back on the title "Special Assignment" which is what the top people give to their friends. She was at that title for a month and then was put in as a Supervisor of a division. Whats sad is that she has no experience and has to ask other employees for directions of procedures becasue she has no clue whats going on. She's young too, early twenties. i guess it true about knowing people can get you somewhere in this business world.

I can understand how you must feel although for myself, I wouldn't sweat it. After all it is just a job. If you want a position such as the one your boss has, I would work at it until I was qualified enough to handle the position confidently and then apply elsewhere. I have been recently offered a position of Supervisor in the area of Hospitality. Personally, for the two bucks more an hour and pretty much 12 hour days, I don't want the position because of not only the additional work load, personal reason but also having to chase employee and fill spots when people call in sick or else carry the whole load myself, I say no thank you. I am good at what I do and do have qualifications to not only be a supervisor but a boss but I already know that I don't want to have to have that responsibility. I rather just be an employee. Works better for me and my personal life as well as other things I got going on. If I were to take the supervisor position, unfortunately it is not the "boss" position but may as well be. I'd be living and breathing the job so to achieve the goals I would set for myself. I got way too much going on to be able to take that on too. Sometimes the higher positions come with massive headaches at times. The hours can be much longer but maybe just more days in the industry which you work. None the less, it comes with much more responsibility. There may come a time when your boss leaves the company. You may well be then in a good position to apply for her position! I have also been in a lower position than the boss that is less qualified than I. Did it bother me? Not at all. I knew my job and did it, regardless. The bottom line is regardless of experience, a boss is a boss and I respect them for their position, above me. I didn't feel weird at all. I was there to do my job and I did it. Then I leave. That is the beauty of being a mere employee. If I want to be boss, I run my own show. Whatever it may be. Just my two cents.