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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
When your arch-rival becomes your boss
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We’ve all watched one of the toughest fights in recent history for the Democratic presidential nomination. As the battle continued to heat up, one of the questions that kept coming up was whether Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton would agree to be vice president if the other one clinched the presidential nomination. Now that Obama has secured the Democratic nomination, we shall see if a “dream team” will be created or if the bitter battle for the nomination destroyed any hopes of an Obama-Clinton ticket.
This collision of bruised egos and bad blood is not limited to those running for president. Have you ever competed with a co-worker for a position you desperately wanted only to lose and find your rival now has become your boss? Or what about the opposite- did you secure a enviable position within your company after a contentious battle with a fellow employee and now find yourself their superior? No doubt you were expected to put aside any differences and work as a strong team together. What were the results?
