Bestie at work?

[3rd_time_the_charm]

Even though I work remote, I have two besties that I adore. We are NOTHING alike. I’m a middle aged Gen X divorced white woman with a teenage daughter. The BFFs are both completely different from me in pretty much every demographic and personality trait. Both in Texas where my company has a lot of presence, while I’m on the east coast. I could not survive without these ladies! We text all day every day and share everything. Never met them, rarely have Zoom with them, but they have my heart. Heck, we’re not even on the same teams!

Do you all have work kindred spirits? Especially those that it might shock everyone if they knew? lol the fun part of WFH is nobody has a clue!

 

[MamaMermaid]

There are 2 women I work with that I consider my work "wives" -- one in her 40s with a daughter that's close in age to my son and a woman in her 50s with 3 boys from elementary to college aged. My son is 8 and I'm 35.

 

[Krischaser]

No but I would love a work environment like that. After 20 years I was let go from my position due to a "change in direction" aka too much money. Now I work starting at the bottom in a whole new career change in my 50's. I work with 12 other ladies and all I can say is "High School"..... I would dream of a WFH job where I can have great relationships with my co-workers.

 

[TippyThomas]

I've developed a bit of a bestie type relationship with some of the people I work/volunteer with at the animal shelter. They've helped me a great deal through my transition to English life. I make sure I let them know quite often how much I appreciate and love them. They've made my life so much easier. Not sure what I'd do without them.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I have a good friend at work who has become a part of my outside of work friends. She was a part of girls weekend last weekend. I also have a work ‘husband’ that has become good friends with my DH. We are all in very different parts of the company and I would guess most people at work don’t know we are friends.