Is it possible your boss might like your coworker (to your chagrin) and might even resent you for expecting _them_ to do something about it? Might your bosses'

Is it possible your boss might like your coworker (to your chagrin) and might even resent you for expecting _them_ to do something about it? Might your bosses' attitude be: 'I wish they'd both work as a team' or 'why should I take one side over another?' Consider your bosses' incentives and interests: Bosses looks good to their bosses when their teams work together. All sorts of intangibles add value in the workplace. You'd be surprised how far being the hardest worker falls behind things like: somewhat hard work with super supportive attitude, prior working relationships, nepotism, etc. Some of them aren't right, but you have to learn to work with them instead of against if you want to build influence. You need influence to make change. The best book is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. In short, there's nothing you're really in a position to do except your own work and generate your own value and work with the people who want to work with you. That's leadership in a nutshell. Welcome to employment. I've been employee, manager, and now self-employed. I want to stay self-employed because I like who I get to work with (me).