Let's Talk About: Dealing With Grief (For Colleagues Who Leave)
Friendships were easy when we were children. Remember how easily we bonded with classmates, neighbors and tuition mates? We smiled and shared our toys, and the next moment we were friends. Fast-forward 20 years, and we’re now adults. We try to schedule regular gatherings while navigating the transitions through our careers and other milestones in our lives. Some friends leave to further their studies overseas, and some remain in their hometowns. Communication falls away when they are no longer next to us. So whether we like it or not, many of our colleagues become the people that we spend a lot of our adult years with. In fact, an average person spends approximately 81,000 hours ( more than 9 years! ) at work or working. So much so, that many of them become our friends. *** As the only constant thing in life is change, it will be inevitable that our colleagues (or us!) leave the organisation that we are at. This will happen numerous times over the course of our careers. Perhaps to...
