The Intersection-Set of Friends & Work
Stock photographs are the *worst* Are any of the folks that you work with your friends? And no, I don't mean "folks that I'm happy to get coffee/beer with after work" - I'm referring to folks that you deeply care about, grew up with, went to college with, etc. Or even folks that you met at work, and eventually got pretty close with (after all, you can't spend 70% of your waking hours with folks without developing some sort of relationship with them. Then again, that relationship might be deep antipathy - depending on where you work 🙄) Anyhow, back to friends that you work with, the thing is, there is always the underlying possibility of things going south, of your work responsibilities getting in the way of your friendship. There are so many scenarios here You're both up for the same promotion - a classic movie-plot scenario that is all too common in real life You're working for rival teams (Hello Ballmer-era Microsoft !) You work for your friend, ...