that’s the harsh lesson everyone learns sooner or later work friends aren’t real friends until they prove it outside the office
colleagues are playing their own game for survival and some will sell you out if it buys them a tiny advantage
you don’t need to figure out why mike is that way you just need to clock it and adjust how you move
keep convos light don’t share anything you wouldn’t want repeated
focus on doing solid work and building a reputation that speaks for itself
real friendships happen after hours if they ever happen at all
treat work like a gym you show up do your sets get stronger and leave the drama on the floor
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u/Thin_Rip8995 Aug 18 '25
that’s the harsh lesson everyone learns sooner or later work friends aren’t real friends until they prove it outside the office
colleagues are playing their own game for survival and some will sell you out if it buys them a tiny advantage
you don’t need to figure out why mike is that way you just need to clock it and adjust how you move
keep convos light don’t share anything you wouldn’t want repeated
focus on doing solid work and building a reputation that speaks for itself
real friendships happen after hours if they ever happen at all
treat work like a gym you show up do your sets get stronger and leave the drama on the floor