Researcher Identity Development

A former boss of mine blocked me from being seconded into a specialist engineering team because it would be 'unfair' on the others I worked with who did not get offered the opportunity. Owing to the pressure we were under at the time, and the importance of the position I had been offered, I was very annoyed. I am unsure, I must be clear here, whether it was motivated by his dislike for me – but I could never shake the feeling it was somehow related to my identity, rather than the reason he gave (which in any case I felt to be nonsensical). At the time, I spoke with the managers of the team who had asked for me to join them, and suggested they make the request to a manager rather than my boss. I was eventually seconded into a different team, in a different worksite. I was quite glad to be away from working with the person involved.