>since it seems to be about the fact that your coworkers are not your friends, and your work is not your life. That's not the message. Even with close friends,

>since it seems to be about the fact that your coworkers are not your friends, and your work is not your life. That's not the message. Even with close friends, what you experience versus the grieving person are miles apart. When a friend's parent dies, I show sympathy and provide support, but my life goes on as usual. For the griever it's the centre of everything.