> My guess is that, he wants to promote his favorites and he wants me to leave on my own. Do you want to be promoted? If so, if you can not address this issue

> My guess is that, he wants to promote his favorites and he wants me to leave on my own. Do you want to be promoted? If so, if you can not address this issue with your boss in a professional manner, why should you be promoted? To me it sounds like you are trying to avoid confrontation.