At a new job, at a new role… what was it that drew people toward me? I’ve had people come to me (I was never an influential figure by no means) and speak with me, advise me, provide certain inside info as if we’d been work buddies forever and we were both planning promos…

The sheer fakeness! But that aside, what drew them to me? I have no idea. People who were quick to ‘hook me up’ and provide intros, now don’t even answer my messages. I’ve semi fallen into disgrace thanks to an insecure boss, but do they think I don’t remember the “bond” we had?

Corporate culture is such an odd thing…