I find in today’s corporate world that friendships on the inside, are quite different than those made on the outside. One would think that some coworkers not only create friendships at work, but extend work activities to say, outside of the corporate walls of conference rooms, and deck writing.
There is a girl at work that I’ve extended several invites to on “hanging out” after work. However, all my intentions have been squelched. All isn’t lost I suppose as she has made the few outings with me sometimes on a Friday evening, or a Thursday wine tasting event, but again these are rare.
Weekends it seems are out of the question. When I do call her on the weekends, her phone goes to voicemail. When I tell her on Monday that I called, I’m reminded that she hardly uses her cell phone and mostly uses her home phone. Interesting. As I have seen her on several occasions use her cell phone as she gets in her car to go home.
I’m surprisingly bothered by this dance of “asking” her to hang out only to be ignored as it’s the weekend. However, Monday through Friday all is well, she tells me her stories, things are great! Random likeness between both of us is enjoyed as we discover new things about one another. Yet it never fails, the weekend comes upon us, and suddenly I don’t exist again until the following Monday.
What does she do on the weekends?
Is she building computer virus, an atomic bomb? Is she creating a new formula to take over the world and doesn’t want me to see?
Is she shy?
I try to get my head around it and continue to refer to her as my “Monday-Friday” friend. I guess that’s how it’s going to be in this corporate world I live in.
