Reidy considers Kelman his best friend but wants that to be a nonissue at work.
As an executive, he thought Reidy shouldn't send it because it would anger people.
Pattison says he decided to work Reidy hard, probably harder than he would have another employee.
If Kelman feels awkward, pity Reidy's immediate supervisor, Steven Pattison, who was brought in from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Pattison didn't know if Reidy was up to the job and, worse, thought that he was protected by Kelman.
Kim has a tiny desk and Reidy a standard cubicle, while Kelman reigns in a corner office with two windows.
It's a prickly subject for Reidy, who didn't get an office when Plumtree moved to new quarters ten months ago.
Reidy once asked Kelman to read an e-mail he had written that was critical of how Plumtree management--including Kelman--handled a deal.
Pattison wanted to push Reidy more and didn't want interference from Kelman.
Once Kelman and Reidy were making bets about the current quarter's results.
At home one night Kelman suggested Reidy transfer away from Pattison.
Kelman, part of the four-person management team, helped Reidy and Kim get their jobs, and today a third of the 140 employees are from networks of friends.
Pat Reidy said she skipped work and did 40 minutes of yoga as a warm-up for the heavy lifting she was doing in her neighborhood near Wrigley Field.
Kelman resolved his conflict by suggesting Reidy shorten it.
Friends since fourth grade and roommates in college, they now share an apartment in San Francisco with another high school buddy, Conan Reidy, 28, who also works at Plumtree.
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