This so describes my workplace. I have never before worked with such unprofessional people. I have nothing to do with my co-workers outside of work and as little as possible to do with them at work.
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This so describes my workplace. I have never before worked with such unprofessional people. I have nothing to do with my co-workers outside of work and as little as possible to do with them at work.
At my previous and current job I feel my co-workers and I get along really well! My previous job consisted of only male employees which is great because I find I get along better with males most of the time. My current job consists of mostly females but we all get along really well and my entire workplace tries to go out together once in a while which is great! I can honestly say I love all my co-workers 
Not very close to my coworkers at all. I try to avoid that as much as I can. I am friendly with my coworkers but they don't know too much about my private life at home. Since I work here through a temp company, I won't be here too long and I know that I'll likely never see these people again.
Yep - from my old job I still regularly go out with seven of the girls, plus a few more on occasion. I left that place over a year ago.
At my current job, I have two friends that I hang out with outside of work.
At my current job, I have two friends that I hang out with outside of work.
Aside from the company culture, I believe a lot has to do with where one is in life.
At my "old" company, when I was younger and single, we'd go to happy hour together, or sometimes hang out on the weekend. It was a really pleasant place to work.
Now... with a one-hour communite by bus and subway each way, plus a husband who is confined to a wheelchair, I just don't have the time due to obligations at home. Saturdays are reserved for cleaning, grocery shopping, laundry. That leaves Sunday, and that's the day for me to collapse and veg out on the sofa.
Not too close. I tend to separate my personal life from work as I don't want them in my business. A casual hello how was your weekend is suffice. No need for personal details needed. Not to be rude but I'm here to get paid not to make friends.
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hunniesochic - i kind of agree with you on the personal details thing. I made the mistake in my last job of telling people too much information about myself.
I know have a new job and i am more private. It is better that way.
I'm in my 30's and when i was younger i did socialise with colleagues. But this was when i was doing casual work as a student. Since starting my professional career i have hardly every socialised with work colleagues apart from at work do's Xmas parties etc.
I feel it is better to keep work life and personal life seperate. In my last role there was so much gossip/b*tchiness in the office. It all became a bit too much. Plus they wanted to know everything about your personal life and even commented on it.
I know i am going of topic slightly.
To sum it up i am not close to my work colleagues but we are friendly.
I know have a new job and i am more private. It is better that way.
I'm in my 30's and when i was younger i did socialise with colleagues. But this was when i was doing casual work as a student. Since starting my professional career i have hardly every socialised with work colleagues apart from at work do's Xmas parties etc.
I feel it is better to keep work life and personal life seperate. In my last role there was so much gossip/b*tchiness in the office. It all became a bit too much. Plus they wanted to know everything about your personal life and even commented on it.
I know i am going of topic slightly.
To sum it up i am not close to my work colleagues but we are friendly.
My co-workers in my team of about 5 are all against me and talk bad about me all the time. It gets really hard for the past one year (they are a new team who came on) and sometimes I wake up not wanting to go into the office at all. They go to lunches together and ignore me completely. It all happened when I reprimanded two of them for acting unprofessional. I am very objective at all and don't like it when people play punk, act lazy, shove responsibilities. One of them who got "reprimanded" by me is actually my senior though not my superior. So all 4 of them gang up and do not talk to me unless it is about work. And they don't really want to do work for me either and find all sorts of excuses. They support each other but resort to plenty of excuses to get out of my projects. It's been a year and they still act like that to me. Yes, they like to bear grudges. It's hard to find a job in this economy so I hold on.
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i wouldn't worry about not being "close" [at a personal level]. i'd be more concerned about professionalism and being able to communicate properly when it comes to work issues.
i know that sounds awful (and i'm sure it is), but you're still lucky that your coworkers talk to you about work. i used to get bullied too and the worst thing this one woman did (she was also my senior by 20 years or so, but also not my superior for we reported to the same project manager--who she also hated but was actually a really kind person) was she would exclude me from professional group emails and would not even hand me the material i needed to work on in order to get the job done. i would email her inquiring about a work issue and she would not respond. it came to a point where i could not function at work because she and her clique would not cooperate. it cost me the job i was offered after my internship.
i know that sounds awful (and i'm sure it is), but you're still lucky that your coworkers talk to you about work. i used to get bullied too and the worst thing this one woman did (she was also my senior by 20 years or so, but also not my superior for we reported to the same project manager--who she also hated but was actually a really kind person) was she would exclude me from professional group emails and would not even hand me the material i needed to work on in order to get the job done. i would email her inquiring about a work issue and she would not respond. it came to a point where i could not function at work because she and her clique would not cooperate. it cost me the job i was offered after my internship.
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most of the people at my workplace are very close- they hang out on a nightly basis, and some of them date each other. i'm close with a few of them (we'll go shopping, out to eat, or to the gym), but a lot of my coworkers assume that since i don't drink, i don't want to go out. i'm also the only married one there.
at my former workplace, i was also very close to my coworkers. even up to now, i still hang out with 1 of my former coworkers, and i keep in touch with the rest via facebook.
in general, it's nice to actually be friends with the people you work with. it makes the work day so much more bearable.
at my former workplace, i was also very close to my coworkers. even up to now, i still hang out with 1 of my former coworkers, and i keep in touch with the rest via facebook.
in general, it's nice to actually be friends with the people you work with. it makes the work day so much more bearable.
In my current work, I'm very close with a few people, close to a handful, speaking terms to a lot and basically do not mind people I don't even know. I pretty much believe that when it comes to work, it is difficult to trust a lot and that's what those few people are here for.
I made that mistake before too...was very awkward later.
That's true in most work places. My location is an exception...for the most part people get a long and I have hung out with co-workers on the weekend. Not many problems. I feel fortunate. Like I said, mine is the exception...maybe because I work with A LOT of men??? IDK. I'm an Engineer. LOL.