friendships at work: a round-up

A reader writes:

I have a situation at work where my favorite work friend is now not speaking to me because of politics. We have political differences, but we have always been respectful and it’s never caused an issue before. Now I’m getting shut out because I’m, quote a part of the left.

Wondering if you could do one of your round-ups of past posts about friendships going sour, or awkwardness at work. I know to be kind and professional, and I’m giving her space. But would be nice to have a re-read of some of the older posts. I suspect maybe I’m not alone in this.

Yes! Here you go:

friends at work

friend drama may collide with job hunt

I referred my friend to my company and she turned out to be an awful coworker

am I allowed to have friends at work if I work in HR?

my friend has bad judgment about work — and we work for the same company

should I warn my work friend she might get fired?

my boss says we shouldn’t be friends with former coworkers

I now realize a work friendship wasn’t healthy — where do I go from here?

some of the awkwardness that can come up from working with friends

how to work with a friend who has stopped talking to me

work is ruining one of my closest friendships

my childhood friend just took a job at my office and is being inappropriate

I can’t keep helping my work BFF do her job

I’ve been covering for a friend’s work mistakes

I’ve encouraged a coworker to vent about her boss — my friend

a friendship break-up with a difficult coworker

my coworker is making our friend break-up really weird

will my angry work friend harm my reputation?

my needy boss wants me to “adopt” her

my friend is a terrible coworker

I’m upset that my friend wants to work for the company that laid me off

friends, work, and competition

what are the ethics of applying for a job that a friend wants?

when should I tell my friend I applied for a job she wants?

when you want to make friends at work

I want to turn a professional contact into a friend

should I put more effort into making friends at work?

I haven’t made friends at my new job

my coworkers all hang out without me

getting to know your coworkers when you can’t hang out after work

everyone at work is hanging out without me

when you don’t want to make friends at work

my coworker isn’t picking up on my cues that I don’t want to be friends

my coworker has become needy and wants a closer friendship than I want

I don’t want to be friends with my coworker

my boss wants to be my BFF

how do I step back from a friendship with an intensely negative and argumentative coworker?

when your friend is your boss

my friend is a terrible boss

I’m becoming my friend’s boss — do things have to change?

some palate cleansers

good things that came from socializing with coworkers: marriages, dog adoptions, and more

good things that came from socializing with coworkers: jobs offers, knitting, mac and cheese, and more

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