{"id":68,"date":"2019-10-23T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qandle.com\/blog\/?p=68"},"modified":"2024-01-08T16:39:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:39:22","slug":"insights-from-friends-hr-and-management-perspectives-on-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qandle.com\/blog\/insights-from-friends-hr-and-management-perspectives-on-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIENDS: Valuable Lessons for Employees from HR and Management Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is just no way around it \u2013\u00a0FRIENDS<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>is an iconic piece of pop culture history. The defining TV show of its time, one that captured the struggles, joys and ethos of being 20-something, living alone(ish) and growing up in a big city with just a handful of friends to call family!\u00a0FRIENDS<\/em>\u00a0went on to redefine not just relationships and friendships, but also gave birth to numerous genre tropes and storytelling formats that we have now come to associate with the modern Sitcom. Its universal themes of surviving the rollercoaster ride that is being a responsible adult stood out to every teenager of the time, and surprisingly millions of millenials now! Before we start digressing in an uncontrollable fashion, it is important to set the right context for this piece.<\/p>\n\n

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As the show recently completed its 25th Anniversary, we thought it was the right time to revisit the show and unearth some key lessons it encapsulated for working professionals. After all, if you think about it , a lot of the critical events and memorable story arcs were almost always born out of one of the characters\u2019 desire to seek better and more in terms of work. From Rachel\u2019s wish to leave her waitressing days behind and break into Fashion to Monica\u2019s dream of running her own kitchen, professional aspirations in FRIENDS<\/em> have often found themselves at crossroads with personal relationships and confronting unpleasant situations. On that note, we stray slightly from our tendency to write articles from the HR and Management\u2019s perspective and delve into the lessons FRIENDS<\/em> has for the Employees \u2013 those who make organizations and products like Qandle what they are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Give Yourself Time!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This, for us, is the biggest takeaway from the show. It is no secret that the average working professional struggles with finding the right balance between what they\u2019re good at, what they are passionate about and what, ultimately, pays the bills! For a lot of people, most of their professional journey is defined by the struggle to get this formula just right. But if there\u2019s one thing FRIENDS<\/em> can teach you, it\u2019s that patience and perseverance is key. It\u2019s unlikely that on your very first try or at a very young age, you will end up figuring out what drives you in life. There can only be one Ross after all! Joey, Monica, Rachel have all gone through long periods of being in less-than-ideal situations before their incremental efforts and persistence led the way to their dream jobs! For that matter, Chandler gave up a perfectly comfortable job as a \u2026\u2026..we wanna say Transponster?\u2026\u2026..to start as an intern in the field of Advertising, something he sincerely believed he would be great at!<\/p>\n\n \n