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Outperforming my colleagues..they hate it, and I miss out on needed team comraderie?

So my good friends and I started a business together. We are doing PR for a major client.. I should say PR, sales, marketing.. it started out as event planning.. I was supposed to come into the project with the least amount of experience kind of here to learn etc.. but now that we are months in I’ve landed our client several huge media opportunities..like 15 big tv interviews..just by simply reaching out. I have a LOT of experience with sales and hustling to close large quantities of larger high dollar deals.. In my last firm I was #1 of a team of 16 for 3 years..well in our current situation being the newbie.. none of the other girls have landed any opportunities. and I’m starting to notice they are all bonding making plans to work on other projects together etc.. I am not personally seeing that sense of comraderie but yet I sense they feel threatened...the only reason I’ve been doing SO well is because I’m getting SO much pressure from our client.. she’s like bring me more bring me more ! So shoot, I get out there, hustle my tail off and deliver.. I just got a talk from my closest colleague how the client pretty much stopped asking her for PR help because I am bringing in so much stuff.. and I’m starting to sense some jealousy and loss of comraderie which I really think could have benefited me in the future.. I’m at a loss as to what to do.. on one hand I feel like I need to deliver to the client.. on the other hand I truly don’t want to make my team members look bad.. especially considering I would like to work with that team in the future.. how do I handle ? Anyone been in a similar situation ? How will it pan out.. I also have to add I haven’t bragged or boasted.. they always seem to find out through the client making a big happy deal about the newest media gig she just got.
peskyone · F
Communication. If they feel you are a team player they will lighten up. I think they may sense your independence and feel you don't need them.
iamnikki · 31-35, F
not sure how to help but people are always gonna be jealous

 
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