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Jul
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Angelica Miller, a 31-year-old recruiter from Arizona who was recently laid off. It's been edited for length and clarity.My last boss and I were friends. We gossipped about work, life, relationships, and everything in between. I never expected her to lay me off.Though I don't regret our friendship, I'm keeping the relationships at my new job strictly professional. I've learned that work is about making a paycheck, not friends.We became friends instantlyBefore she became my boss, she was my peer. We both were working for the same equipment rental company as…