The so-called friends

On the lighter note of things, I have built friendships during my stay at work. I should've learned before that co-workers can never be true friends. I should have listened to my instincts ways back.

It is obvious that there are divisions among the staff in our ward. The juniors and the seniors. I was one of the juniors but I rarely act as one. I speak up my mind and that gets me in trouble most of the time since everyone around me are too narrow-minded to accept thoughts and opinions diverse to theirs. So they take it the wrong way.

Making friends at work is tricky. The secret is, not to get involved personally. It complicates things. I could have acted like a robot and turn a deaf ear and a blind eye when I see something wrong that a co-worker friend did. But it's not that easy. And that's not me.

When asking for favors, friends come in handy but when your friends who are also your co-workers, they can be irritating when repeatedly done on purpose. Geez, how many rest days do I have to trade every time the other needs to go to a party or whatsoever?!!

There were also times when you feel that they have taken advantage over you, when they endorse you a previous work that is incomplete and trashy. They feel secure to endorse it to you like that because they believe that friends understand these things. They make excuses that they are already too tired to accomplish everything and so they hand it over to you, who is just starting her shift and now had loads of responsibilities to do. Such responsibilities which are not even hers in the first place.

Too much familiarity.

Too comfortable with each other.

There should be rules about not having friends at work.

I used to trust one person at work completely. I believed she would not let me down. But then, up to the very end, she did not even stood up for me. I disappointed myself. I had no other choice but to let it go. No point in fighting for someone worthless.

I had loads of friends before until I started working and I neglected those real friends of mine. Shame on me.