Why Having Friends Who Make More Than You Gets Awkward
- By
Julia Austin
Someone they know employs you
Through a series of revelations you come to realize that, in a parallel universe, they could have been your employers. It turns out that some client or boss of whom you always complain about is actually their friend’s husband or their second cousin. If your friends’ company had made this deal or that investment or partnered with that company, your friend could have been your boss, and remaining friends would have become very difficult. You’re operating at one level in the professional world, and your friend is operating a few levels up. At some dinner party, their friend was likely complaining about an employee who is your equal….or you!
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