It's a lifelong story for me that people who are supposed to be my friends don't come through for me when I need them. Usually all I need is some very small favor, something that would only take a small amount of time and not require any risk or hard work.

In this case I need three coworkers to to send an email to my boss backing up what I say about a certain situation (I'll avoid details). It's not a contentious situation like a complaint. They're not going up against somebody in the organization. There's really no controversy. My boss just needs a paperwork trail so that she can make some changes to my timecard records.

I really need those changes. If I don't get them I might be fired. All I need are those emails.

I've asked three coworkers to send those emails. They're all three "friends" who I get along with very well. They all agree with me about the mistakes that were made in my timecard. They've all said they'll send the emails.

Let's see if they actually do it. I think one of them will, but we'll see about the other two.

My experience is that "friends" in this kind situation don't outright disagree with me or refuse, they just don't do it. I'm not a priority. It doesn't matter how many times I've been there for them, they don't see the need to be there for me. I'm just a blindspot.