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Office shorts #5

 The warm smooth talking sociable kid from my old office is visiting my new office and making friends with my team -the team it took me 6 months to warmed up to- and suddenly I’m Ash in Fantastic Mr Fox thinking my parents love my cousin more than me. He’s doing everything, being everything I have not been, I can’t be. Everything my team expected I would be. Not shy, not dreading small talk, fitting in.

I want him to leave and go make friends with his own team. These are MY almost-friends. MY almost-network.

I invited him to my home for dinner. 

I can’t explain it. I have issues beyond a short entry.



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