132When You’re Asked to Clean Up a Colleague’s Report
You may be asked to rescue inferior work performed by a coworker. If you don’t handle the situation with finesse, that colleague could go from friend to foe in an instant.
You can’t count on the manager who requested the do-over to smooth any ruffled feathers. He or she often is looking for the easiest path to getting work done. So the supervisor may not ask your coworker for a revision. Instead, you’ll inherit the assignment. When that happens, you’ll have to walk a tight rope between meeting your boss’s expectations and preserving your coworker’s friendship.
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