The advice given is correct! I would add to be cautious and wary of the job posting. I had it happen to me, but I knew the conversation was coming because they didn't like how I approached the job, and HR posted it before they had a chance to talk to me about it. (I was planning on leaving anyway, and I did a few months later.) I would have a honest conversation with your boss. Maybe they see that you are overworked and they need someone else to help fill in the gaps or to help with more projects they have coming down the pipeline. Start looking for a new job, but who knows maybe it'll work out better for you in the long run. Good luck!

Agree with those who are saying your immediate supervisor lied. Either that or depending on where that person is in the org chart, if there are enough layers above, it's possible they haven't been made aware yet. Either way, I would start looking for a new job STAT.

The same thing happened to my old boss. My coworker found the ad for our boss's job and she showed me. We decided to tell our boss about it. She was floored! Turns out that her boss was putting out feelers and trying to replace her but didn't think that she'd find the ad. This was back before the days of internet ads so the company didn't list their name in the ad but asked that resumes be sent to....our building address....haha. That's how my coworker figured out it was our boss's job. Shortly after that discovery, things went in motion real fast to get my boss out of there. We had no idea that upper management was not pleased with her. We thought she was a great boss. It floored us too. So yeah, if I were you I'd be concerned.

There are many possibilities, as previously noted, including the possibility that your boss is also being replaced, or that both you and your boss are being replaced, perhaps by 1 person. I suggest you hope for the best but prepare for the worst by beginning a search for a new position. Best of luck to you.

This can certainly be scary. I echo many other comments that you should contact HR. I’m not sure what your industry/company is like, but where I work (higher education), there are a number of people with my same title. We may work with different tasks or groups within the department, and there is someone in my title in every department within the university. My hope is that if the posting is up but your supervisor is not aware, perhaps the intent is to fill the same position you have but in a different department or add an additional person at your level because of added work for the company. Best of luck and I hope this results in a positive or no change for you.

Sadly, this happened to a colleague, and when he approached our PM, she had not been informed of the posting to replace him. So I agree, go to HR, ASAP!! I hope all works out well for you.

Could it be that they want to promote you though?

I saw mine posted and quit.

It happened to me. I worked for a fortune 50 company and my position was a district level. I was the only person for 100 miles with that position. Turns out they recruit and move someone if the candidate is the right one. I would still check with HR. There may be a similar explaination.

This actually happened to me. A headhunter called and talked to me directly about the position. I was so shocked. I had no idea. I knew in my position that the CEO was replacing me. I asked him and he didn't deny it he told me I could stay till I found another job or got the new person trained. He was just kind of evil. In your case, check with HR first since your supervisor denies it. I would polish my resume and start searching for a job TODAY. What happened to me is I started searching immediately and took a great temp job and was gone within 4 days and I got all my PTO since the CEO was the one who wanted me to leave. I felt so bad about my coworkers getting stuck like this but the CEO was too toxic to stay. He had already been under investigation with ICE which is how I explain my leaving with all the illegal employees.