Re:The Loneliness Epidemic
by tempsy on Thursday July 18, 2019 @12:23PM
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At least in SF it feels like there is a grey area between work and friend relationships. I don't necessarily think relationships that start at work can't be meaningful, though there's certainly a much greater chance a work relationship is transactional even if you fool yourself into thinking they could be a friend.
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Whether the relationship is transactional (or tainted by money or some such) doesn't bother me as much as the fact that my putting time and effort into friendships in the workplace gives someone who already has a lot of power over me even more power over me: namely, my getting fired would suddenly make it very difficult for me to continue most of those friendships.