Employee Shares Eye-Opening Realization About Coworkers
A lady employee shared her eye-opening realization that coworkers are not necessarily friends, saying, “di ko na nakakausap ngayon.”
Recently, sendinglove<3, a Facebook user, shared her eye-opening experience about the boundaries between work and personal life, emphasizing the realization that coworkers are not necessarily friends. The post elicited reactions from the online community.
The woman explained how her perspective on workplace relationships has evolved over time. In her younger years, she treated her coworkers as friends. She would spend time with them after work, hang out during weekends, and even befriend their significant others who weren’t part of the company.
The employee openly shared details about her personal life and struggles, believing her coworkers were genuinely her friends.
However, as the years went by, she noticed a shift in her approach to workplace relationships. Now, she prefers to head straight home after her shift rather than socialize. Looking back, she realized that the people she once considered friends from her first job no longer keep in touch.
It made her view her current coworkers differently, seeing them as colleagues rather than true friends.
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The worker acknowledged that there’s a slight distinction between close colleagues and actual friends. While she still talks to some coworkers, she’s become more selective about what personal details she shares.
For her, friendship now holds a deeper meaning, and the few people she considers real friends outside of work are less than five. Workplace connections may feel like friendships, but they don’t always stand the test of time.
Here is the full post:
“Totoo pala na “your coworkers are not your friends”
Nung medyo bagets pa ako, lahat ng coworkers ko kinakaibigan ko. To the point na after shift, magkakasama pa kami. Kahit weekend lumalabas kami together. Pati mga jowa nila na di naman nagwowork sa company, finefriend ko din. Yung mga happenings ko sa personal life, shineshare ko sa kanila. Pati mga issues ko, nakukuwento ko din.
Ilang years na din ako working and masasabi kong hindi na ganun ngayon. Ngayon pag tapos na ang shift, diretso uwi na ako. Tapos narealize ko na yung mga akala kong friends ko from my first job, di ko na nakakausap ngayon. Yung mga kawork ko now, ang tingin ko lang talaga sa kanila ay colleagues nalang. Parang there’s a thin line between close colleagues vs. friends talaga. Yung personal life ko, ayaw ko masyadong shineshare sa kawork ko. Meron lang akong pinipiling pagkukwentuhan. Nagkaroon na ng deeper meaning ang friendship to me. And right now, di pa yata lalampas ng lima ang masasabi kong friend ko.
Ganun pala ang life no? Totoo palang your coworkers are not your friends.”
The social media users expressed their reactions to the post:
