He said that in reference to coworkers at your job. Some of the women are “mean girls” who gossip about other people, some guys are bullies (obviously not in an in-your-face way), and some of the adults just act like high school students. The only difference is that some of your coworkers are in their 20s, 30s, or 40s.
Would you say thats accurate?
God, no. High school was awful. Adult life has not been. People have been largely reasonable in my experience, once out of school. I do think some people are more gossipy, sure, but not in a mean way. Some more loud, outgoing, dramatic, others more quiet, sometimes that causes friction but all seem within specs for normal adult behavior, nobody being mean to others (well, except once - there was a lady who went to HR to complain about how someone else dressed, but it’s the exception that proves the rule) Can’t say I’ve encountered bullies at work at all.
And I am not in my 20s or 30s or 40s.