Chapter . I Knew Him When . . .
It is almost inevitable. You (or someone you have worked with for quite a while) will be promoted and, as a result, will be a boss (or a subordinate). People find this to be a difficult situation because the change in work status changes the relationship they have with their coworker. If they are the newly appointed boss, they have greater responsibility and authority; with those two job attributes, they are also expected to criticize (evaluate) their subordinate. The problem is, the subordinate used to be their former coworker; in that relationship, they may have given very little or very subtle criticism to the individual. Now, they can be more frequent and direct. This is a big change, one that the former coworker ...
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