The theme of last night’s episode was a little too obvious, don’t you think?

Not only did it metophorically revolve around high school with all of the silly drama between the residents (Izzy and George acting awkward and talking about each other), but victims of a high school bus crash along with Bailey’s high school crush were conveniently thrown into the mix.

Come on, people. We’re not idiots.

Regardless, I got to thinking about all that “high school” behavior. Does the petty chit-chat, back stabbing, or popularity contest ever end? Even as we move on from those good old four years of social scarring, we experience the same sh*t in college. Hello sorority life! How ya doing, roommate d-rama?

And as we graduate into “adulthood” (a.k.a. a more responsible extenstion of college since the partying never really stops), we find ourselves in work environments where people, especially the ladies, are as caddy and self-motivated as ever.

I think we all believe (or hope) that at some point the friends talking behind each other’s backs, getting in fights over guys, or selling out for one’s own benefit will dissipate over time. But sadly, as someone who has been in the working world for almost three years now, I can tell ya it doesn’t.

I still am faced with moments where a friend gives me the cold shoulder because I stained her favorite sweater or one of the senior managers at work won’t even acknowledge my presence because I’m an assistant.

Seriously?

It all reminds me of that time freshman year where Ashley whispered something about me to Sally and neither one talked to me for a week. Or when the senior bitch walked right by me when I said “Hi” to her in the hallway.

Ah, the wounds of adolescence. Do we ever really get over it?

Although, Grey’s presented a way too obvious “lesson” between the hours of 9 and 10, I must say it made me stop and reevaluate our treatment of each other for the remainder of my evening. Would the world really crumble if we halted judgmental attitudes and were actually open and honest? I think we all need to get over ourselves and play nice. Because, honestly, it would save us a lot of trouble.