A Friendly Competition
By mhethess
@mhethess (379)
Philippines
June 19, 2009 6:00pm CST
Hello everyone here at my lot. Have you ever experience having a friendly competition with your closest friend or bestfriend. I have this story, I am working in one institution with my bestfriend. The management had observe that both of us are really working hard for the betterment of the company. The management wants to promote one of us and we both know it. The position needs only one and each of us need to give up for the other. That position is so important for both of us but I think our friendship is more important than anything else. My bestfriend boldly expresses her desire of the position. I already told her that I am willing to step down for her. But the boss talks to me about the position and encourage me to accept it, I can't immediately accept it for it might hurt my bestfriend's feeling? If you were in my situation how will you deal with this problem?
3 responses
@vivianchen (2646)
• China
20 Jun 09
Hi Mhethess,
I have to say that you do face a very difficult situation. I don't have the experience like this, but i think fair competition oaky between best friends. The problem you have here is that you already told your friend that you would like to step down for her, so why don't you do this? Tell your boss that you thank him for this offer, but you think your bestfriend is a better person for this. Let your manager decide, if he decide to come to you again, then you can accept it because manager have their own view or capability. If you friend get mad on you because of this, then i will have to say sorry for you, you might end up lose a friend after all you've done for her.
But if your manager choose your best friend, you need to make sure you don't regret your decision.
What ever decision you make, make sure you won't regret! Good Luck!
What ever decision you make, make sure you won't regret! Good Luck!
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
20 Jun 09
Oh Mhethess this is very hard situation you have,if you decided to do not accept it then be it, just don't accept it. I admire you for stepping down that offer for your friend. I hope when you already give up the position, the offer will be transfer to your friend so she can be happy. ARe you really sure you don't want the offer, you know its very hard to live this days, you will sacrifice your family for that. But if the friendships really important to you then be it, I hope your friendship become much more stronger.
