Having best friends at the workplace is quite tricky. You think having best friends at the workplace will help you and your future to be secured. However, the problem arises when a manager post is waiting for you to be filled up and unfortunately it is your best friend’s job that you are replacing. So, how difficult it is going to be for you that you would only know considering your best friend’s job is at stake and you are getting promoted to a better position.
Affirmations to combat negativity at the workplace
Here are some ways in which you can act as a stress reliever and overcome a job crisis:
1) Ask your colleague what he is going through:
At an emotional level, your best friend may not be liking the fact that he is demoted. Adding fuel to the existing fire, your friend may feel more cheated from within as you are taking up his managerial post that he has been proud of. Well, there are some exceptional cases who rejoice even when a friend goes ahead in their lives. But there are some reasons why they feel that way. It is because they have achieved everything in their lives that they wanted to and rejoice in others’ success. However, if your best friend’s case is different, he will surely be disheartened. So, it is better if you converse with your friend that way and understand his emotional pain rather than avoid him.
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2) Know his point of view on your success:
If your best friend says he is delighted for you getting promoted, accept that as a compliment. However, don’t dig deeper if he doesn’t share his feelings for your success. You can instead try to understand what are his next steps in the journey of his career. Is he planning to move to another job where his talent is recognized? Or will he be able to stay in the job with a lesser package and lower job title? Know the answers to these questions.
3) Help your best friend as you are now in power:
You can be the manager of a company and still be able to help your best friend who is going through a demotion. Probably you can arrange a training and development seminar in your company and get your best friend to enroll for the same. You can sit with your best friend and help him to overcome his career crisis. This can be done to ensure that you are also helping your friend in need and enjoying the power status of your job. It need not reflect other employees that you are helping your best friend and ignoring talented ones in the pool. You can also refer to your best friend some companies where the hiring pool is going on.
Here are some ways to help your best friend to come out of the job crisis and also enjoy your new job position with full confidence and enthusiasm.
