Friends - everyone needs them, but why are real ones so hard to find? Spoiler alert: it doesn't get easier once you're an adult. In fact it gets even more complicated once you throw work, spouses, and everyone doing their own thing into the mix. Episode 8 is about the best and worst parts of friendship, from the toxicity and cliques to the people you meet who make all of the drama worthwhile. 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙅𝙊𝙈𝙊 𝙃𝙊𝙎𝙏𝙎 🎙️ 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗲𝗶 (⁠  @trykarat  ) - IG: https://www.instagram.com/erictway co-founder of Karat Financial, helping creators with finances 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗵 ⁠(  @chloeshih  ) IG: / https://www.instagram.com/chloe.shih/ tech product manager sharing perspectives on career, life advice, and living in your 30s. Editor: Jayna Benito 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝙄𝘼𝙇𝙎 🌸 ∙ instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jomo.pod ∙ spotify → https://spoti.fi/466BRP3 ∙ apple podcasts → https://bit.ly/jomo-apple ∙ tiktok → https://www.tiktok.com/@jomopod ∙ discord → https://discord.gg/udRmVpf3Xv 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙎 📚 0:00 repressed memories 0:36 Chloe is injured 2:06 Eric’s new friends 3:03 Eric’s crazy ig stories 4:45 not having a friend group ft. eric’s kitty socks 6:53 abusive best friends 9:08 the Bay Area clique 10:39 when did Chloe make her first best friend 11:57 Chloe’s high school and college bullies 16:09 Chloe’s a$$hole roommate 22:43 SF housing drama 28:42 there’s no good definition of friendship 31:33 Eric’s struggle making friends 35:50 Eric couldn’t find roommates at Harvard 37:34 Chloe’s old high school crush 42:27 let’s talk about adult friendships 44:51 deciding how people slot into your life. How close are we? 49:50 Chloe’s friendship bar 52:08 Chloe’s highkey sus mentor 56:15 reference checking friends 57:08 criteria for making friends 1:00:44 when business changes friendships 1:03:02 have you ever been a groomsman/woman? 1:05:34 the complications of work friendships 1:07:47 this toxic coworker had a big crush on Chloe 1:12:39 can men and women be friends? 1:14:50 being pressured to constantly hang out 1:17:57 what Chloe appreciates about Eric 1:19:38 what Eric appreciates about Chloe 📧 business: [email protected] #jomopod #joyofmissingout #chloeshih #ericwei #careerpodcast #career #contentcreator #startup #friendship #adultfriendship