Actually,work and study are complementary to each other rather than in conflict. I want to ask what I think of in conflict after "rather than" What's so awkward about a prepositional phrase after "rather than"?

Actually,work and study are complementary to each other rather than in conflict. I want to ask what I think of in conflict after "rather than" What's so awkward about a prepositional phrase after "rather than"?

That's right. This is a conjunction, which is equivalent to and or,