I'm always busy when I return to the office after taking medical leave.

Baking analogy at work today: when customers push me to deliver, I have to push bakers. When bakers happen to be friends, things may get sticky. Sometimes it becomes an alienating process cos bakers only see you wearing a tall chef cap and think you've forgotten how hard it is to bake. Sometimes it's easier at work to be impartial and not too much of a friend.