Workplace friendships can become complicated when career and promotions are involved.

This woman was promoted to store manager after years of hard work as an assistant manager,

While she was excited for the opportunity, her friend who wanted the promotion saw it differently.

Her friend accused her of stealing an opportunity that was “meant for her.”

Read the full story below and weigh in.

AITA for taking a promotion my friend wanted?

My friend has been the store manager of a retail company for 12 years.

I have been the assistant at the other location.

The store manager for my current location retired in the summer.

Which left me to take the promotion.

This woman affirmed to her boss that she’d accept his decision no matter what.

The store manager at the other location and I have been best friends for years.

I’ve known for a long time that she wanted to run both stores.

However, when the opportunity came about, I told my boss that I wanted him to do what was best for the business.

If that meant the other store manager running both of his locations, cool.

If that meant me running one and her running the other, also cool.

I was open to both, and I wanted him to be aware of that.

She got the promotion, but her friend accused her of backstabbing her.

Well, I got the promotion, and I accepted.

My friend told me I backstabbed her because I knew it was her goal to run both.

Truly, I had no intentions of it coming across that way.

I just wanted to be considered as well. Am I the jerk?

Let’s check out the comments of other people on this story.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

This person gives their honest assumption.

It’s not your fault, says this one.

This one advises moving away from her friend.

Finally, short and simple.

Some people just want to have it all.

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