Always gossiping about the last awful sweater worn by your boss, laughing at the coffee machine about Sophie's latest meeting blunder or managing to take your lunch break together, you and your colleague have a relationship more than professional and it makes you feel good. A real friendly crush and for several years that you have known each other, you rub shoulders widely outside the office:we can say that your colleague has become your best friend in a short time. It's not that you don't have the ability to be close with other people outside of your office, but it has to be said that your timeshare over the years and your activities together have brought you closer. No reason to be uncomfortable with this idea:it's up to you to maintain this relationship in the right way and to know how to distinguish the real intentions sometimes hidden behind these professional friendships.
No need to talk to you:a glance and presto! you are in perfect agreement on what to do in the face of an unusual situation or a malicious attitude. Always ready to defend you, your best friend at work does not ask questions about your intentions:she knows you by heart and knows the difficult times you are going through. It can therefore perfectly explain a delay or a lack of involvement on your part and even compensate for this problem. She does it out of loyalty to your friendship and because she knows you would do the same for her. She is always ready to make you laugh, your email exchanges are epic and go far beyond purely professional matters. Tacitly, you like to please each other and it is not uncommon to find a gift (useless but so personal) on your keyboard on occasion. It's thanks to her that you keep getting up in the morning because, as we know, work isn't fun every day:your best friend is still an excellent reason to keep hanging on.
Unfortunately, many of us have had the bitter experience of being let down by people close at work who didn't hesitate to stab them in the back for a promotion or to fix their business. It is therefore difficult to trust even if you cannot spend your time being wary of all the collaborators around you. Know the distinction between real friends and work acquaintances:if your best friend is your colleague, always keep in mind that you can never be sure of anything. A chance for a promotion, a big client you both want, or a chance to get noticed by the boss and years of friendship can be shattered. Never forget that the business world can turn out to be a real basket of crabs and that the individual often takes precedence over the group. Avoid confiding too much in your private life:this can be ammunition to destabilize you or bring you down in front of your hierarchy. Don't close yourself off completely, however:knowing how to appreciate your work colleagues is a plus for your professional well-being.
