There is a person I work with who I would consider my best friend. It’s weird though because in some ways we are absolute polar opposites. I’m very liberal, atheist…hell I’m actually vehemently anti-religion. My friend is deep in the MAGA cult and incredibly devoutly religious with very “traditional” views that were probably a lot more common in the 1950s (doesn’t believe in evolution despite having a strong science background; some other views I will not mention for fear of getting in trouble with users on here).
On paper, you wouldn’t think two radically different people would get along like that. But she’s also legitimately one of the nicest people I know. She’s funny, goofy, kind, and just an all around blast to work with. When I first started working at my job, there wasn’t much in the way on conversation. People just worked hard and didn’t say much. She was the first person to really talk to me there and slowly make me feel welcomed over time. We have deep conversations sometimes and other times we just act goofy. There was a time where she didn’t have power or water for multiple days and I had her family stay with me (multiple young kids, a husband, an in-law) and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. She talks a lot and always has something to say even when I don’t, which I’ve always found helpful as someone who is socially anxious and doesn’t always have something to say. Anyway, she’s a great person despite our polar opposite life philosophies and viewpoints.
There is a person I work with who I would consider my best friend. It’s weird though because in some ways we are absolute polar opposites. I’m very liberal, atheist…hell I’m actually vehemently anti-religion. My friend is deep in the MAGA cult and incredibly devoutly religious with very “traditional” views that were probably a lot more common in the 1950s (doesn’t believe in evolution despite having a strong science background; some other views I will not mention for fear of getting in trouble with users on here).
On paper, you wouldn’t think two radically different people would get along like that. But she’s also legitimately one of the nicest people I know. She’s funny, goofy, kind, and just an all around blast to work with. When I first started working at my job, there wasn’t much in the way on conversation. People just worked hard and didn’t say much. She was the first person to really talk to me there and slowly make me feel welcomed over time. We have deep conversations sometimes and other times we just act goofy. There was a time where she didn’t have power or water for multiple days and I had her family stay with me (multiple young kids, a husband, an in-law) and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. She talks a lot and always has something to say even when I don’t, which I’ve always found helpful as someone who is socially anxious and doesn’t always have something to say. Anyway, she’s a great person despite our polar opposite life philosophies and viewpoints.