Becoming Friends with a Coworker: Overcoming Income Differences
- Learn about the meaning of 'does payroll' and the implications of income differences in friendship.
- Find out if it's appropriate to offer to pay the bill when inviting a coworker and her child to an outing.
- Seeking advice on navigating friendship with a coworker who earns less money.
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I’m a relatively high-level manager at work and I’ve started to become friends with the woman who does payroll. We text, have lunch together, and generally spend a few minutes chatting every day. I’d like to become “real” friends outside of work, but I’m nervous because she knows I make about $100K a year more than she does. We’re both single moms with kids around the same age and have a lot in common, but I worry that she’ll judge me for making more money than she does. Last month she helped me out on a huge project. I’m not in a position to secure a raise for her, so I bought her child a new summer wardrobe. I didn’t tell anyone at work, as I didn’t want to embarrass her, but she helped me so much I wanted to return the favor. If I ask her and her child to accompany me to the zoo or to a movie, is it OK to offer to pick up the tab for all of us? Is that being insulting? does payrollはどのような意味でしょうか？あと、being insultingはなぜ進行形でなくてはいけないのでしょうか？Is that insulting?ではいけないのでしょうか？よろしくお願いします
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１。does payrollはどのような意味でしょうか？ 「給与係」に勤めている（だから社員の給与額をみんな知ってるわけです） ２。あと、being insultingはなぜ進行形でなくてはいけないのでしょうか？Is that insulting?ではいけないのでしょうか？ ここの insultingは単なる形容詞でしょう。
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