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My best friends and husband are all from advertising. No one else would understand.
The people we work with are the best part.
I let them mingle. Over time it becomes clear who you’ll get along with outside of work. I’ve made good friends at every job that I still spend time with today.
I’ve made a lot of friends from work. But also have gotten burned in the past and can be wary. In my experience it’s hard not to be friends if you’re spending so much time together.
Some people you think are your friends until you leave a place …
Some of my closest friends came from working together, and some people I keep as industry friends. We have drinks once a year and tap into each other as resources, sometimes gossip but that’s it.
Thing about friends from agency life is they “get it”. The trauma bonding is real. You’ve been in those late night conference rooms punch drunk or crying. They’ve seen you at your best and your worst. That doesn’t go away. Some of those people I will be able to rely upon for life.
Friends are the only way to survive in this business. They share their wisdom, collaborate on projects for fun, lift you up when you need encouragement or confidence, and connect you to their networks. They’re the best and not making them is doing yourself a disservice both emotionally and professionally. Mine are friends for life and I couldn’t survive this business without them!
I have 3 real friends that have emerged over 20 years of working. The rest— great friends while at work and happy anytime I get to collab with them but keep most of your relational life out of the mix. Got a new hobby and wanna chat about it- yes! Going thru a divorce and need a shoulder to cry on because you are struggling to stay focused on work kinda topics- keep those out of the job. You will be happier everyone doesn’t know your dramas.
Yeah Ive had work “friends” that have turned out to be snakes in the grass. A little gun shy.
My best friends and husband I met at work.
Of course, why would you not make friends in the industry? It’s the people you work with who make this job worthwhile