We got to stick together. So now I'm overly loyal to these people, even though that is not what work is for. I didn't get hired so that I could be loyal to this one group of people within this company. I was hired to perform a job and to advance and to be successful at what I do. And so work family, the idea of it sounds great, but it can have its downsides too. Thank you for listening
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 4:15
And I've seen it so much that I'm like, this ain't even no family. Or maybe it is, because, like I said, blood family be bugging out too, but it's too familiar. It is backstabbing, dog eat dog, and it's generally not genuine. So let's just be cool associates. We can be friendly. I did make some really good friends at work, but I think I made them early in my career
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 3:23
Hey, SIS, I agree with you when you said that you formed those kind of relationships early in your career. I remember early in my career I had I guess what would be called a work family. We were all in our twenty s and we worked in a hospital billing department together and we like to have fun. Our lives were in similar places. Some of us had kids and some of us were married. Some of us were single, but we were all young
Kitha Larie
@chitchatwithkk · 4:53
But now that I'm the leader, I know that I'm a peer person. I want the best for my team. I even tell my team all the time, like, if you are advancing in life and you want to get another job, I want you to absolutely do better for yourself because if opportunity comes up for me and it's better for me, I'm going to go too
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 2:50
Hey, SIS. Thank you for your input. Thank you for shining light on the positives of having a work family supporting you, especially during times of difficulty and adversity. I'm praying for your son. I'm believing God to heal your son, and we'll keep him lifted up in prayer and keeping your family lifted up in prayer as you all go through this together. But I think it's great
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:57
So, yes, there's a level of attachment that comes with that, and with that attachment comes unrealistic expectations. And again, that's a whole different spoke cast. Also to talk about expectations, it can lead to people having expectations of what they believe the interaction should be like or look like
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 3:23
I don't feel like I'm obligated to be your social media friend just because we go to the same church, just because we work together, just because we go to the same gym. I'm not obligated to be your social media friend at all. If I want to connect with you outside of these areas, then I'll do that. But other than that, I will not, and I don't care. So this was great, SIS. You made some very valid points