Regina Filangie
The Fly
One of my coworkers is an older lady that has been here for almost 30 years. She has a lot of experience, but apparently makes quite a few errors-some of which have cost the company money. She also has kind of a bad attitude towards our office manager. He has gradually been giving me more of her work because he says that I'm more efficient, make very few errors, and have a much friendlier disposition. I'm fine with the extra work as it has meant a substantial raise, but I know she is bothered by it. We have always got along well and I would never try to replace her or make her look bad, but I think she feels like she's being slowly phased out. To be fair, I think that is what our boss is trying to do-transition her position to me since he knows she'll be retiring in a few years. I just feel caught in the middle because I like both of them. I don't want to upset her, but on the other hand if my boss tells me to do something I have to do it. Looking for another job is not really an option because I like it here and don't want to leave.