You got a promotion that your friend at work was also gunning for. Now things are awkward between the two of you. You definitely want to keep the friendship going, but she doesn’t even speak to you outside of team meetings. What will you do in this kind of situation? Please explain your answerby providing ways on how to resolve conflict.

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You got a promotion that your friend at work was also gunning for. Now things are awkward between the two of you. You definitely want to keep the friendship going, but she doesn’t even speak to you outside of team meetings. What will you do in this kind of situation? Please explain your answerby providing ways on how to resolve conflict.

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In the given scenario, there is an interpersonal conflict between two the employees because of a job promotion. Both the employees were gunning for the promotion but one of them failed to secure the job promotion. Because of this, the relationship between the two employees became quite distant and conflicting. 

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