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Why promotion can feel like betraying your peer relationships

I got promoted to management and now my former peers treat me differently, like I sold out, and I'm wondering if authority always means losing authentic relationships.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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Moving up hierarchies can create isolation that makes you question whether advancement requires abandoning solidarity.

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