Thinking you have friends at work is a mistake of youth. It is what it is. It's OK to enjoy the company of your co-workers, to socialise with them, you can hav

Thinking you have friends at work is a mistake of youth. It is what it is. It's OK to enjoy the company of your co-workers, to socialise with them, you can have some fun and memorable experiences with them. But you have to understand that there is a hierarchy, the job is what pays the money that supports a person's family, and if siding with a co-worker in a dispute with a manager would jeopardise that, then the outcome is entirely predictable.