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I Don’t Want To Be Friends With My Coworkers
Lot’s of people are in agreeance with me when I say this but the attitude in the workplace shows the exact opposite. People are cowardly at work and they will do anything to not be excluded, including faking a friendship for years.
All fake friendships do is cause more drama and awkward tension. People don’t know where they stand and they don’t know who to trust. It’s impossible to force a group of people to become a “family” so grow up and move on.
What’s Wrong With Being Acquaintances?
People act like there’s an issue being acquaintances at work for whatever reason. I like you, we get on, but there’s nothing more than that, and outside of work, we’re basically strangers.
I’m not telling you anything about my personal life, and I don’t need to hear about yours. We can keep it light in that regard and talk about one of the billion other subjects in the world.
Why do you have to feel like you’re my friend? Having friends is great and I’m open to being friends with someone that I genuinely get on with, but as for you, we’re solid acquaintances.
Let Things Happen Naturally?
If you want to make friends, and I mean real friends you need to let things happen naturally. There’s…