The obvious implication in this discussion, although it's unstated, is that not everyone has people close to them that they feel they can confide in. Maybe thei

The obvious implication in this discussion, although it's unstated, is that not everyone has people close to them that they feel they can confide in. Maybe their spouse is a basket case and wouldn't be able to handle knowing work was going bad. Maybe their girlfriend has cancer and they know the complaining needs to flow in one direction. Maybe their friends are all slippery ladder climbers and would desert them at the first sign of weakness. You never know.