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My good fortune but I'm sad.

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My good fortune but I'm sad.

I had a rocky start with a coworker over two years ago. He was a little too eager and over the top for me. I had been working with a laid back leader for about a year and then this new, kind of hyper coworker joins us.

We managed to work well. I learned somethings and he did too.

Lots has changed and I'm moving to another role, in the company. Mainly because our leadership has changed for the very worse.

Now I am sad because my coworker is so sad and demoralized. We are not social but I kind of want to support him. Idk. I need to focus on leaving this job and moving to the next one.

How do you stay close but not to former colleagues?

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  1. Barb Hansen

    Support doesn't necessarily need to be complex - a quick note on slack or teams can be pretty easy to accomplish. Something as simple as "Thinking about you, hope things are getting better. Let me know if you want to chat." can help.

    If you share an office building, you can grab a coffee or a walk around the parking lot every few months.

    I have to schedule a reminder for these types of outreach because I have the memory of a hamster, who have notoriously short memories.

  2. Anonymous

    In my experience, a couple emails/messages/coffees over some period of time after the transition and, over time, more time naturally goes by between these contacts.

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