Icky feeling
Ever have a friend at work that serves a purpose of just being a work friend? You don’t ever see them outside, your conversations revolve around work, it’s all quite one dimensional. I have a friend at work like that. All we do is exchange smack talks about people at work, but it’s built on mutual understanding that all things said are just between us two. It works in that there is complete trust, she is tight lipped as I am. Where do you find someone who will do that, not slip,is trustworthy. I can count only a few folks in my life that is completely iron clad. My Taiwanese buddy is one.
Today I had lunch with my work buddy. She told me the most horrifying story of how her 2nd tier boss basically who she just transferred under said they didn’t know what she did and that her job is ending in six months. What a conversation. Let’s just say that set the mood for the rest of the lunch.
For this relationship, while it is shallow, we are not shallow people. The other coworker friend, she is a deep and thoughtful person. She has a mean nerdy streak, you know people who are smart but snarky about it. Or can be. But we never go beyond work. I did try to I vite her once to something but she declined as she was engaged. But could also be she wasn’t interested in doing stuff outside of work. Does it bother me? Clearly since I’m blogging about the whole thing. Today was the first day our lunch was troublesome and i feel bad for her. It’s almost more important to work for a boss who can protect you versus someone who is a good boss. I realize that about my current company and the different people I’ve seen come and go. All very tenuous. But all the more here.
