I get what you’re saying but I made friends with my coworkers specifically because they were able to acknowledge how lucky we got
I think it’s fine to have your own biases, because you’re human, and also to be aware that you do, so when you encounter people who are completely out of your normal sphere you will listen to them. It’s folly to pretend to be free of imperfections (or even aspire to that). Nobody’s above human nature, and there’s no reason we should be.
Making friends mostly
at workanywhere causes issues of selection bias, but it doesn’t matter if it’s work, school, church, your local pub, whatever. Balance in most things, as usual.deleted by creator
Plus, people quit and get fired, all the time.
In one sense, there’s no point in getting attached to them, because they, like you and me and all of us, are expendable cogs in a capitalist machine.
On the other hand, those networks of “work friends” do tend to get each other jobs when they quit or get fired, so there’s some value in making those connections if you plan to stay in the business.
