Unemployed #5 - Good Friends

Believe it or not that having friends at your workplace is really good for your career (or maybe your life). I know sometimes you will prefer to limit your work-relationship for being just a “co-worker”. You come to work, interact with them, then just straight go home. That’s also perfectly find. But if you could find someone who could be your real friend at work, then maybe you should.

Today I went to a cafe to meet some of my good friends from my old company. Even though we’re working in different company, but we’re often worked together in a cafe (yes we’re mostly a remote worker). They’re super fun, always full of funny stories, but also always supports each other. I relieved could tell the story why I took this decision and many things.

The funny thing is, these friends of mine are like 9-10 years younger than me. My wife often told me as a joke If I hangout with them is like I’ve been their older brother who took care my younger brother and sister.

This friendship started a long a go when they were intern at my old workplace during their vocation high school era or being a junior developer after high school graduation. So ya growing together from a company who has less than 10 employees to almost 50 for years made the good relationship. I’m like super proud knowing how they growth from a high school kid into a professional engineer who worked at good tech company.

Sounds like a older brother, eh.

Anyway, my team on Flip sent me a farewell gift which arrived today. It’s like a culture in Flip if your co-worker getting married, or new baby born, or even left the company, they will give them a gift. And they asked me what I want for the gift. Spent couple hours to think, but at the end I asked a Redmi Watch to support my riding hobby.

That’s beautiful. Thank you for your kindness, Gans (.

So, do you have good friends from your work? Would like to hear your story.

←- Unemployed #4 - Riding Your Stress

Unemployed #6 - Lost the Momentum →