I once had a circle of friends I would've defended with my life.
They were all in their 30s, much older than me, and I genuinely respected them. Every win they had felt like my own. I celebrated them without envy.
Then someone new joined the circle and quietly warned me, These people are not your friends. They always behind my back but I refused to believe it.
They had done things that hurt me before. More than once. But I kept making excuses because I thought, they're older... they know better.
At the time, I was desperately looking for a job.
Whenever I got one, something always happened and I'd lose it. I couldn't understand why. I kept blaming myself.
Eventually, a mutual friend recommended me for a role. I got it without even interviewing.
I was excited, and I shared the news with my friends.
That was my big mistake.
They called the mutual friend and questioned why he gave me the opportunity to me
Saying if I would he have done the same for the person who recommended me?
Thankfully, he stood up for me. He said, I needed it, and I was good at what I do.
A week later, HR called me into the office.
They showed me several emails about my "poor conduct" at previous workplaces.
I was shocked.
The person who hired me decided to trace where the emails came from.
Every single one of them had been sent by the same people I called my friends.
That day, I blocked every one of them.
And I learned one of the hardest lessons of my life,
Not everyone around you wants to see you win.
Some people don't want to destroy you because they hate you.
They want to keep you dependent on them.
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95% will fail this.