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Aw, that’s lovely! I had a gentle, grounding work friend who was like my emotional anchor. We called each other “partner in calm.” We had each other’s backs like clockwork, just knew what the other needed. But yeah, boundaries are key. What made your “arranged marriage” work so well?
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Hmmm. Not sure. Equitable splitting of tasks. Unique knowledge positions that we readily shared with each other. Stockholm Syndrome? (Not the best work situation, corporate was going through some things, and didn't really understand our market, and we bonded over the sheer absurdity of just everything)
That’s cute. It’s very interesting how work relationships start and develop into undeniable bonds
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Never had a work spouse. However, I did have a work "mom" and "brother".
Not me. I find the whole idea kind of creepy. Like....can't we just be work friends? Not work husband and wife? Idk, might just be me but I've always thought it was weird.
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It definitely could be weird. But we didn't socialise outside of work (and actually worked opposite shifts by design, so didn't have a full overlap of shifts). I think she was looking at it as we were thrown into this together, and had each others' backs, so it was like an arraigned marriage of convenience.
Of course, I have often said that I should be able to claim my employees as dependents, as I have to support them so much, and always have to get them out of trouble.
Haha, “arraigned marriage” — that’s perfect. Work spouses can be lifesavers, but yeah, there’s definitely a line. What happened in that story?
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Well, this was over 20 years ago. We ran a restaurant, were both assigned to different restaurants, came back to open another restaurant, and then I got moved back to the original restaurant when the management crew failed spectacularily. Throught all of that, we worked together on a daily basis, helping each other out and watching over each other's restaurants throughout. We both left the company at the same time. And although we probably haven't spoken in over a year (for no reason other than being busy and being on other sides of the country now), we remain close over two decades later.