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[quote=Anonymous]I referred an acquaintance from my alumni association for a position in my company.m and she got the position about 2 years ago. We were not only close in the office, but close outside of the office in the past two years. We go for lunch several times a week. Our families even rented a house when we traveled cross country for a weeklong work event. I started to hear from others in our office she didn’t speak highly of me. She has a tendency to be negative about certain people.  All of our experience working together has been fine with no professional issues. We work in different departments but have almost identical roles. We are opening a new division and spots on this team are highly coveted. There are two management positions on the team that work closely together. I had been told by my boss that I was in consideration for one of them which I shared with her. This person has made it known through the company she desired the other management position. We would both be managing small teams of under 5. I ended up getting an offer and inquired who they expected to fill the other position with and was told that no one has been selected yet. I later found out from a colleague that she cornered my boss and said she wanted the position but specifically would not work with me and felt she was the best fit. I think she felt they would give it to her and consider someone else for the role I received an offer for. They actually didn’t pursue interviewing her after this conversation and are looking. Would you mention to her you knew she did this? It seemed to backfire but I want to keep distance now. [/quote]

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