hockeybabe89 posted...
Apparently classmates are not friends either.
It was just some conversation my mom and sister were having at dinner about their shithead co-workers, that are overly talkative to a fault and have terrible relationship history, and turned to "You
shouldn't
be friends with co-workers. Like in school, they aren't your friends, just people you have to be friendly to. None of them actually care."
An example of someone being partially right but overly cynical. It is possible many people do care, but the process of work and school is often "going through the motions" and when you are no longer a part of that motion, you no longer matter. Not because that person doesn't like you or have fun around you, but because your only link was that interaction and life moves forward.
LincolnDuncan posted...
I met my wife at a job we both worked at. Is she not my real wife?
That doesn't make any sense. A co-worker can transition into something else. They are not bound to be a co-worker only for eternity.