Do others have conflict with staging?

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Does anyone else have a problem with "Conflict With Staging" showing up and there is no indication about what is causing it? I'm really confused about all the conditions that can cause this. At the least, it seems like TeamSite knows that there is a conflict, but doesn't always display what the problem is.

We also have a problem in which the developer submits work for approval and then goes home. The approver signs off on the work, but it never goes into production. Instead, it goes to the developer's To Do list and know one knows what is happening until the developer comes back.

I was wondering if other people run into this and have a work around.