Professional Jealousy: Obstacle or Opportunity for Workplace Cohesion?

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Does Professional Jealousy Promote or Hinder Cohesion in the Work Place Introduction Working for a common goal is the key to realizing the set organizational goals. Whether an organization sets short or long-term goals, the need for employees to cooperate and work as a team is the key to realizing such goals. However, due to the nature of job status, sometimes the superiors undermine the juniors or vice-versa, hindering cohesion attributed to professional jealousy. What is professional jealousy? Professional jealousy is a negative feeling that enhances the constant envy of goal-oriented persons or others' prosperity. It is a feeling that makes an employee feels entitled to another employee's professional accomplishments, talent, body, money, and beauty, among other unique accomplishments/traits. Such a feeling is a threat to cohesion in the workplace. A cohesive workplace becomes realized when employees work well together and all feel valued as the primary contributors to the overall organizational success. Unfortunately, professional jealousy, especially between military officials' damages relationships, disrupts teams, and undermines organizational performance. Professional jealousy is a universal experience within the bounds of human nature (Andiappan & Dufour, 2020). Unfortunately, it remains characterized by negative feelings. Since feelings come from thoughts, professional jealousy becomes closely associated with negative self-thinking and self-talk, enhancing insecurities or making the victim feel insecure. When an employee envies what the other employee possesses, whether in terms of skills or natural characteristics, it becomes challenging to feel one's worth. When employees underestimate or lack their worth, assum