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Scenario

When workplace friendships become casualties of career advancement

My longtime work friend and I used to joke around and make each other laugh during stressful days but we've both gotten promoted and now our interactions feel formal and professional and I don't know how to get back that easy camaraderie without seeming unprofessional.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional growth can inadvertently eliminate the informal connections that made work environments human and enjoyable.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Play deprivation — what we lose without it?”

Peri

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