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I really like my coworkers. They range from from 10 years older than me to 40+ years older than me (with the exception of the one other young temp guy, Dustan.) In some ways I don't like this because it means that they're all a generation or more older than me and I can't really relate to them as peers. On the other hand, they're all very nice and intelligent people, and the ones near me like to joke around with each other a lot. Which I like, because I get the fun of being included in "adult" coworker relationships and I can have fun talking to them in way that I can't with my classmates because I know already that they are not total numbskulls or mooks or drama-addicts; it's not something I have to wait and see to find out. It's refreshing because the weird angst that comes from associating with my peers who mostly act like teenagers still (not saying I don't do this too) is totally absent with this group. It all feels so very mature, and its nice to feel included in that.

I know I'm still new and it could be that by the end of summer I'll be officially "in" enough to be able to recognize the drama and stuff if its there, but right now I'm happy to go to work around people that I just like being around and not have to worry about whether they like me or not or whether they are sending me evil looks behind my back. That whole social stress aspect of my last job, ice cream at the mall, is gone.

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[scarlettfish.livejournal.com]

That's the same with me, kinda - most of my co-workers are a few years older than me. Not hugely so (they're mostly in their mid to late 20s, with a few who are my age), but the fact that they are a little bit older means that I get on so much better with them than my own age group. There's still cliques and stuff like that, but you can actually have a conversation where you can admit that you have read stuff and are interesting in things without people looking at you like you have two heads.