Brooklyn and Beth had been at odds since they minute they met each other. They were the top two highest performing members of their team at the sales company they worked for, and were both fiercely competitive and incredibly driven. They were very much the same in this regard, which one would think would make them natural friends. But some times, when people are too similar in this type of environment, this might as well be synonymous with conflict.
Tensions persisted but came to an all-new height with an announcement that would begin their journey to redefining their relationship forever; in every sense of the word.
“Next Monday you will all be attending a mandatory sales conference out of state. We will be providing hotel rooms for you, as it will take place over several days. Also, our highest performing members will each be holding discussion-based panels in their respective fields of expertise.
Brooklyn and Beth smirked, knowing that it would be them. Brooklyn’s area of expertise was in customer relations, while Beth’s was upselling and growth. They were both expert in each other’s areas as well no doubt, and in many ways were comparably equal masters of both; but this was one area a sort of truce had been reached as this conflict came up often. They would each remain the point person for their respective area when conflict arose; the one rule in their rivalry that was never broken.