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My buddy in Denver said 'networking is just making friends at work' and it clicked
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hugos466mo ago
Honestly, that's the whole secret. It's not a game if you're just being a normal person. The people who treat it like chess are the problem.
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the_fiona7mo ago
Wait, hold on. Your buddy in Denver? That's the part that got me. I've heard that saying a million times, but for some reason knowing it came from a guy in Denver makes it feel weirdly specific and true. Like, is there something in the mountain air that makes work friends easier? My experience has been the total opposite, it's always felt like a weird game. Maybe I need to move.
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the_terry7mo ago
Maybe the altitude just makes everyone too tired for office politics.
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blake7927mo ago
Found that just being direct about small stuff worked. Like, if someone took my lunch from the fridge, I'd just ask the group chat. No drama, just "hey, my sandwich is gone." Stopped playing the guessing game about who was annoyed. It made the whole vibe more about the work and less about the mind-reading.
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