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this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2025
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If you are close and you've never really caught up outside of work, now is the time. I'd recommend a weekly plan rather than ad hoc. You've already got a friendship due to location. Now that location is gone, it's easy to let it slip away.
If he was part of what made that workplace bearablez it can be a wake up call tondo the same yourself and thank him for it. However, I'd be a bit miffed of they left and didn't tell me when they were applying etc.
Oh, I've known. And I encouraged it, knowing that it would leave me with impossible amounts of work and more stress. Haha. But seriously, I want the best for people.
Tomorrow, I start my own search. It truly is a soul crushing place to be and it's time to move on. Leaving will be hard though because I really love the people at the office. I know that when I leave, it will be crippling to the program. The problem is corporate. The problem is always corporate. Anyways, loads of trepidation but it's necessary.
And you are completely correct about being intentional with friendship. It really is easy to let things skip away. 💜