Keeping Your Work Friends After A Layoff: If All Else Fails, Make New Friends

First of all, are they really your friends or just someone you chat with because they’re in your vicinity?

Assuming the former, it is hard to keep in touch when one of your lives suddenly changes. It’s like moving. Suddenly, despite your best intentions, you see your old friends a lot less.

“This is going to be a very dramatic test,” Jan Yager, a sociologist who is an expert on work and relationships, told MainStreet.com.

Some practical advice, whether you’re the survivor or the laid-off one:

Survivors: Don’t complain about what a bad day you had at work.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Spring Special

Save 30% Off an ADWEEK Subscription Today!

View Your Options

Already a member? Sign in