Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for September 10, 2022

True.

Spot on. I was polite, but rarely socialized out of work.

Good wisdom.

If I was working this would be printed and posted in my cubby as a perfect reminder!

Thanks for the friendly advice.

Do not let “them” drag you down.

I have always been friendly with but not friends with my coworkers. There are a few exceptions where I have continued the relationship beyond my employment with the company.

This is one of the problems my niece had with employment in America. She came here after graduating with a degree in IT to get some experience and for about two years did very well in her career.

She returned home to Ireland because most people went right home after work and did not stop off at the pub.

Also there was this thing called commuting. If it is more than a short bus ride, the job is too far away.

Oh, and ONLY 6 recognized holidays, two week’s worth of vacation and expensive health care plans that didn’t cover anything.

Pretty sage advice, and following it helps avoid entanglement in the inter/intra-office games and politics. I rarely socialized with coworkers after shift because I had worked with them all day/week and simply wanted to get home to my family.

Totally agree

Love the “pear” computer.

Quiet Quitting?

Aunty borrowing from the Bill Belichek School of Guidance….DO YOUR JOB.

I was amazed to see how quickly work “friends” dump you after a layoff. They seem to be afraid they’ll catch cooties from you and they will be next.

I learned quickly not to befriend those who report to me. They thought their bad behavior would be ignored. That is not what “friends” do. Which is what I told them while writing them up…

I had 3 army buddies, all of us lieutenants, all in the same company, so you might consider that we were co-workers. That was a long time ago. We are still good friends after 60 years, and I wouldn’t trade that friendship for anything. Maybe we were just different.

Some at work are your enemies and will do everything they can to make you look bad…

You’re referring to to ones that make you work.