@SKleefeld I'm a 50+ year old, and my experiences have been entirely different
A lot of my best friends outside of work I've met through working with. Heck - I met my wife at work and we've had a great thing going for 20+ years now
That said, work has ruined a few friendships as well along the way but still much less than politics.. 😂
Traveling to meet remote work folk? I'd be down for that if the stars aligned, but I can see what that'd seem weird.
Kinda a "your miles may vary" thing 🤷♂️