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. Ahh_comma_ that's too bad_comma_ did you mention it to your boss?
current: My boss is pretty temperamental and doesn't like people questioning his decisions, probably a bad idea. 
next: Oh I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe next time!