Are You Friends With Your Co-workers Outside of Work?

I'm much like you. I keep my work and social life almost completely separate, with many one or two very trusted an well-liked exceptions. After I leave a job, I finally accept all my co-workers Facebook friend requests, will go to events, etc. It sort of handicaps you in terms of office politics and networking, but if you're good at your job, you can make up for it. I just find that the risk of opening up personally to my co-workers outweighs the rewards.

 

I'm just like you. I have great co-workers, but when I'm not working, I like to distance myself from everything work related, including people. It's the only way I can truly withdraw and recharge.

 

Nope.

The closest thing to friends that I have at work are talking about nothing but sports with one guy, and nothing but books with another. I leave work at work.

That's not to say I WOULDN'T be friends with people at work, if the situation presented itself. I just don't see myself being very close with co-workers.

 

No. But I'm in HR, so hanging out with coworkers would look pretty bad...

 

Yes but I'm part of the same graduate intake, so we all interned together and had social activities etc. definitely not much socializing with seniors etc

 

I have gone out to happy hour after work a few times with some of my coworkers but thats where we all leave it. Everyone has their lives outside of work.

Actually one of my coworkers has come to my apartments to play ball a few times. But thats it.

 

This is me basically. I don't even like going to happy hours. I see these people all the time, I have no desire to after hours. There are 1.5 people at previous jobs that I do hangout with but that was just luck of the draw. Connected on a deeper level I guess, lol.

 

not really. There have been a couple that I have kept in touch with and occasionally meet up but those are definitely the exceptions.

 

Kind of. A few of us play basketball every week and we'll go out on a Friday after work about once a month.

 

I would never associate with a co-worker outside of work unless they were fellow Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Wallet owners.

 

Yep. Just a few, trusted individuals.

 

I feel I get a long with a lot of people at work - as for people I would invite over to my own place to hang out - there is a very small handful of those people. The sexy girls aside then even less.

 

Most of my friends are ex-coworkers... so yes. And being that most of them are all in the same field, I can invite them to the same parties.
I find ones I get along at each company I go to. Usually it'll be sports, video games, etc. that we have in common. We have happy hours. That might expand into dinner and movie and eventually have them over to the house where our families meet. Damn, sounds like I'm getting married when I write it like that.

 

I like most of the people I work with but really don't have any desire to spend any additional time with them.

I can't stand work mandated fun, happy hours events yada yada....

 

i think it depends on what you do. if you are in the restaurant/bar industry you are more likely to hang out with co-workers than if you have some office job.

 

I try not to. Office politics is very poisonous where I work at and everyone is pretty much selfish pricks one way or another. I really have no intentions of having long term relationships with most of these people.

 

Had some bad experiences during my job out of college with drama at my work with coworkers so I try and stay away from socializing too much with them. Any time we have a happy hour with coworkers I go, have a couple of drinks and leave.

 

I used to try and make friends with my coworkers when I just started working (fresh out of college). I realized soon after that this was not what I thought it would be. It came back to bite me and I found out a lot of them aren't actually your friends, but are playing nice because they have to see you everyday (this will be clear if you ever leave the office. All communication seems to be cut off once you're gone).

As friendly as my coworkers are with me, I do not believe that we would ever hangout if I were to ever leave my current job. So to put it simply, no I do not believe I am friends with my coworkers outside of work. That's not to say I do not get a long with them in the office during non work related conversations.

 

I have in the past but none at my current work place

Hell . . . I had coworkers so insistant about connecting on facebook
I created a second account just to shut them up . . . ..

Who I am outside of work . . . is not exactly the same as who I am at work
don't want one to influence the other
Nothing against any of them personally. . .. just sometimes you need that space and distance

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