I get along very well with my work friend. But she's made a request I really don't think I can accept.

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Dear Good Job,

I have a friend at work that I get along with very well, “Julia”; we have many of the same hobbies, we’re both very politically active and passionate about social justice.

Next quarter, I’ll be getting a promotion I’ve been working toward for the past year, which will be a new role in our organization and will begin building a new team. My current manager told me that Julia has requested to transfer to my new team and be the first person to join as I build it out. While she’s clever and talented, her skills aren’t what I was looking for in the first person who would be helping me build this new department from the