It's nice to advocate for your friends at work.
Tom works with his friend in an office and their boss asks Tom if he thinks his friend should get a promotion.
Tom wants to give the boss an answer.
Tom says that his friend really deserves the promotion and is ready for the added responsibility.
Tom says he doesn't really know if his friend should get any kind of promotion.
Tom's friend get's the promotion and is overjoyed when he finds out about it.
Tom's friend doesn't receive the promotion which they would have been happy to get.