confide

This is why I think it's important to have a small group of founder friends to confide in.

People talk about their feelings, confide in each other, ask interesting questions.

Just the thought of having someone I can fully confide into - business wise or otherwise - is appealing.

Very funny quote from the article:"August 2011: Your accountant, your Uncle Sal, and the garage attendant at your office building all confide they are cultivating start-ups on the side.

You really hit the nail on the head about not being able to have honest conversations with people, especially in SF. Since I moved here, I have met hundreds of people and interact closely with dozens... but I only count one person as a true friend in whom I can confide my personal struggles.

At least in advertising there are other female project managers, assistants and designers you can go to. I've only worked one other job in dev where I've had another female co-worker, and even still that doesn't mean we're close and can confide in each other if we're concerned about something.

They keep their anonymity and control while giving themselves the chance of a way out of the immediate crisis, hopefully enabling them to get to the point where they can confide in someone and get help.

Obviously if they've developed a serious pattern of bullying then it's going to be a lot harder, but having kids have someone they can confide mistakes in before that happens is part of how we can prevent it from developing.

If you had cancer, kidney failure or one of any number of physical conditions that required time off work for treatment, would you be required to tell your co-workers about it or would be a matter of utter confidentiality?