Last Friday was my work girlfriend’s* last day at work…
She decided to take a position with a capital management company. It was a wonderful opportunity for her and I’m pretty sure she got a nice raise.
However, by definition since she no longer works with me, she and I can no longer be in a work relationship.
While I know this doesn’t really sound like a big deal because I know people switch jobs all the time. But think about it this way. Suddenly one of my best friends, whom I’ve talked to every day for months suddenly isn’t there. No more walking over to her desk when I need to take a much needed break and seeing her smiling face. No more getting my chops busted from the guys in my department for always having a pretty girl hanging around. No more sharing CDs. No more random fun interoffice mail. No more phone calls just to say hello.
And sadly, no more work girlfriend.
*Note in case you missed this in the past: Work Girlfriend is defined as a colleague — your lunchmate, IM partner, email buddy, etc. Nonromantic, purely platonic.
