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1114 points namuorg | 1 comments | 11 Apr 25 20:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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mystifyingpoi ◴[14 Apr 25 06:06 UTC] No.43678499[source]▶
> Relationships that took me years to cultivate… mostly going to be gone too.

I don't want to sound condescending, but if being forced out of the job means end for your relationships built for years, maybe these relationships weren't built as they should. They should have been built with the people as people, not coworkers, and definitely not using company as the communication ground.

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1. riffraff ◴[14 Apr 25 06:32 UTC] No.43678610[source]▶
I see where you're coming from, but relationship need some amount of contact to survive.

Work forces you to be in contact, if the majority of your time is spent elsewhere due to changing job, or city, or gym, or having kids.. it's a blow.

I try to keep in touch with ex co-workers I cared about, but we live in different countries, at different stages in life, with different priorities, and it's hard to say the relationship is well.

That doesn't mean the relationships weren't built as they should, IMHO, they are just different kinds of relationships.