I've just been realizing it's been almost 2 months since I left my ( long term) job , and barely ever hear from former co-workers there. I'm old enough not to think of them as having been lifelong friends , but jeez there were a few i THOUGHT were my "buds".
Is this all it come down to , in the end ? Situational , pseudo- friendships? I mean I'm Not bereft or anything (I'm a proud introvert but can be friendly enough and social too), but really - at my age I am still a teeny bit struck at how this dynamic always seems to go
Yes I've done my part to " reach out"- but the phone \ texts etc work both ways last i che cked and I dont need a brick upside the head .
Anyone else have experienced this each time they move jobs?
NurseCard, ADN
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I've had exactly one work friend that I really truly remained friends with after
they left. The two of us had really come to cherish the friendship and tried
hard to maintain it. Eventually the friendship went bye bye, but for other
reasons besides distance/not working together.
Otherwise... my story is the same. As the job goes, so goes the
friendships. Sad but true.
That's not to say that it is completely, totally impossible to become
close, lifelong friends with someone whom you work with, but I
guess it requires the same things that any close friendship does.
Lots of mutual interests and stuff in common BESIDES the job.