I'd rather shake it off and leave it all behind. Yet there's something oddly compelling about office gossip. Every day, you're thrown into an environment with people you probably wouldn't know in any other context. Somehow, you have to make it all work. With that comes all the petty squabbles, the politics, and the drama involved in any relationship between more than two people.
Group dynamics take over, which is half of what getting along at work is all about.
With it being just me there, I could sort of hole up in my corner, do my projects, and scamper out as soon as my shift was over. With Lee there, I know I'm going to be putting more of myself into the office, and I'm not sure that's what I want right now. I just remember when we both worked for the student loan company. For a while, it was just a great idea to have a friend in the office. We'd chat and have lunch and be silly on-shift.