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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get that. I felt that way too when teleworking. And now we're 100% back in the office and I still feel lonely. Work just isn't good at social things anymore. Over the years I've tried to help senior management brainstorm ways to help with team building because less social interaction amongst coworkers is hurting our programs too.

I'm only 38, but work was so fun when I was in my 20s. We'd eat lunch together multiple times a week, happy hours, we'd travel together for work.  NO ONE eats lunch together anymore, and I'm at a friendly office. Everyone just eats by themselves in the cafeteria or at their desk and decompresses from the hell that is our jobs. We do have happy hours quarterly. They help a lot with colleague interaction, but we had to stop them because they sounded too cheerful for doge and we didn't want to get in trouble.

I'd love a lunch friend.[/quote]

Work was fun in your 20s because you were in your 20s! You probably had less responsibility at both work and home, maybe a shorter commute, more energy. Now you're almost 40 and you are a different person with different needs. So are your coworkers.

I'm a bit older than you and I love my 40s, but the things I find fun and energizing are just not the same as when I was 20. [/quote]

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