history: I've been trying really hard to get a promotion at my company but they just hired someone to fill that spot from outside of the company.  I've been trying really hard to get a promotion at my company but they just hired someone to fill that spot from outside of the company.
current: Ahh, that's too bad, did you mention it to your boss?
next: My boss is pretty temperamental and doesn't like people questioning his decisions, probably a bad idea. 