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[quote=Anonymous]I am up for a promotion at work, and my boss is heavily recruiting a friend of mine to fill my job.  This friend used to work in the office a few years ago, and left for a better opportunity.  She would be returning to a much better job if she took my job.  (Her prior job was stuck with all the scut projects, and after she left, the position was eliminated).  What's the rub?

My old job reports to someone who is very difficult to work with (who is not the main "boss").  She is a queen bee (see Wall Street Journal article) who hoards access and relationships, and is very controlling.   Nonetheless, I still managed to wrangle a decent amount of autonomy and got to work on good projects.  But if I am being honest, a good part of the reason I am taking the promotion is that I can get away from under the queen bee.

My ability to transition into the promotion is dependent on getting my job filled.  My friend really wants to return to the office and take the job.  I've given her the lowdown on the work I do, but didn't discuss the "queen bee" nature of the person to whom she would be reporting.  On the one hand, I have a conflict of interest given my desire to move into the promotion.  I also feel like she used to work in the office, so should know the reputation of the queen bee.  But in talking with her today, she really has no idea what she's about to get into with QB.

If it matters, she and I are casual friends, through work, so this isn't someone I have undying loyalty to.  Plus, she really wants the job!

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