My workplace is my social life. Outside of that, crickets.
And I mean at work and only at work is where I mostly talk to people and have conversations. I’m not super open with coworkers, I would never talk about sex life or anything like that, it’s more like the equivalent to talking to someone on Reddit. Similar basic interests. Nothing too deep or personal.
I work 6 days a week and it’s exhausting. My one day off I’m usually having lunch with parents, go to the gym, and nothing else really.
I have one coworker who’s really bubbly and nice, love to talk to her at work, she even said bluntly that she would love for me to be apart of her social life outside of work…
I do appreciate that so much but I know who I am and I can be draining for others and I wouldn’t want that to be a burden for her because she needs someone to match her energy, I’m not that someone. I’ve laughed it off as a joke whenever she says it but she always insists.
It also doesn’t help that I constantly look for jobs outside of California, so everything around me feels temporary and I never feel actually settled.
Just a rant I guess.