{"id":961,"date":"2020-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daysmart.com\/pet\/blog\/friends-work\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T13:18:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:18:59","slug":"friends-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysmart.com\/pet\/blog\/friends-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Work Friends Are the Best Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Studies have shown<\/a> that most people spend about 90,000 hours at work over the course of their lives. That represents about 30 percent of their total time and indicates just how invested people are when it comes to their jobs.<\/p>\n

As a dog groomer working full time you can probably relate! How do people survive all that time at the groomers?<\/p>\n

Some stay motivated by thinking about all the money they\u2019re making. Others feel fulfilled as they love grooming dogs. But the majority of people are able to go into work day in and day out and enjoy it because of their work friends.<\/p>\n

Many people find that their friends at work turn into their best friends over time. They spend so much time with them that they become closer and closer until they\u2019re eventually inseparable.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the reasons why people say their work friends are also their best friends.<\/p>\n

Work Friends Share Many of the Same Struggles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No matter how much you love grooming dogs, there are probably certain things about it that you wish you could change.<\/p>\n

For example, you might wish one of your managers was a little bit nicer. Or you might wish that all dogs would stay still when you\u2019re grooming them. Or you might wish you didn\u2019t have to work weekends.<\/p>\n

Grooming friends share the same struggles as you<\/a> and help make them a little bit more tolerable. When you know that you aren\u2019t the only one dealing with a bad manager or a misbehaving puppy, it can take the edge off your job.<\/p>\n

Your colleagues at the groomers will commiserate with you and let you know that they, too, share a lot of the same thoughts and opinions as you.<\/p>\n

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They See Each Other At Their Highest and Lowest Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you spend eight or more hours every day working alongside your dog grooming friends, they\u2019re going to see you at both your highest and lowest points.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re going to be there when your boss calls you one day to gives you a well-deserved promotion. They\u2019re also going to be there the day you come back from lunch with tears in your eyes because your boyfriend broke up with you.<\/p>\n

Similarly, you\u2019re going to be there to see them at their high and low points. It\u2019s going to bring you a lot closer and make you more than just dog grooming colleagues.<\/p>\n

Over time, as more and more of these situations pop up, you\u2019re going to find your colleagues at the groomers transforming into your actual friends and then later becoming your best friends. It\u2019s a fun journey to take.<\/p>\n

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They Talk About Everything Under the Sun<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you\u2019re spending as much time together as you and your colleagues at the groomers are, you\u2019re inevitably going to discuss, well, just about everything. You\u2019re going to talk about:<\/p>\n