LogFAQs > #980153843

If you were fired / laid off from your job today, would this person reach out to you?

And let's assume it was for a reason that still made you likable, not something like you were fired for harassment or anything like that.

And let's also throw in there that this person would keep in touch with you over time. Not simply just reach out to get the scoop on why you were let go and then never talk to you again.

If you have that, a person who stays your friend after you leave a company, then yes, that is a true friend. If you lose contact after leaving a job, they are just a work friend.