I’m about to manage someone who thinks we’re good friends, but we can’t be

Ask a Manager Blog · 2 years ago · 162 views

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have accepted a management role in a new team my company has set up. My coworker also applied for the role (unbeknownst to me at the time). She was not offered the job, but was offered one of the team roles so now I will be her manager. I found this […] You may also like: promoting a bully, job searching during coronavirus, and more my new hire quit after his first day when should I tell my friend I applied for a job she wants?