Counterpoint: I have made some of my best friends through work. None of us work at the same company, but the friendship endured 15 years. If you are on your m

Counterpoint: I have made some of my best friends through work. None of us work at the same company, but the friendship endured 15 years. If you are on your mid 20s, my advice is to make as many friends as you can and experience as many things as you can. Start working hard for your career and promotions only on your late 20s. My other advice: Don’t take work personal. Just think it as long term contract (2-3-4 years) which eventually will end. Don’t fret or worry too much about the management’s decisions. It is something you can’t control. If a work place is becoming not friendly and more toxic, feel free to detach and go to a place that fits you better. People they get involved too much emotionally to a job have harder time with this. Being professional means you are there to get a job done (and not for validation), and don’t make work the center of your life. That doesn’t mean that you can’t make friend there.