tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post1894014700547508039..comments2024-03-26T02:31:55.784-04:00Comments on Working Girl: Work Relationships and 'Real Life'Working Girl Twohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12214647846250962302noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-62256615677478876072010-12-15T13:22:53.935-05:002010-12-15T13:22:53.935-05:00I like to keep my work relationships pretty profes...I like to keep my work relationships pretty professional- my only work friend at my last job was in the same office but a different department.<br />I also use friendmatch when I need a friend for workouts or whatever. (www.friendmatch.us)Katie Hartlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001326968758254035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-73749244718079910112010-12-14T21:01:00.151-05:002010-12-14T21:01:00.151-05:00I could have written this post! I try to keep my w...I could have written this post! I try to keep my working relationships pretty professional - I'm okay with sharing some information but I try to keep distance between work and home. Mostly everyone in my office is a good ten years old than me, so that makes it a bit easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-59857221454212093622010-12-14T10:25:00.342-05:002010-12-14T10:25:00.342-05:00I've had a bad time with my so-called 'wor...I've had a bad time with my so-called 'work friend' ratting on me behind my back. A LOT. To date. Needless to say, she's not been my friend ever since. And it's been a LONG time now. But she persists in building up roadblocks for me.Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-37441668920306563252010-12-13T17:15:26.595-05:002010-12-13T17:15:26.595-05:00I kind of agree ... I think it's important, bu...I kind of agree ... I think it's important, but I do feel like it is important to have a nice relationship with your work buddies. <br /><br />I have worked in ResLife for the majority of my professional life and my friends tend to be the people that I work with. It always happens that way. But now, even in higher education, I see that it is the same way.<br /><br />I never dip my pen in company ink when it comes to dating in the office ... but there is some temptation ... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134602554603973113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-83222802673491280322010-12-13T16:51:25.791-05:002010-12-13T16:51:25.791-05:00No, I don't know how to take it past the break...No, I don't know how to take it past the break room talk but I wish I did!<br /><br />I often find mixing groups can be hideously awkward, which is why I often do separate birthday celebrations for my different sets of friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-17444134617482403982010-12-13T15:01:41.888-05:002010-12-13T15:01:41.888-05:00I think it's okay as long as it doesn't ge...I think it's okay as long as it doesn't get *too* personal. One of my coworkers and I talk about our mutual interests in blogging, Twitter, cooking, fashion, makeup, etc. We sit next to each other and we're chatty. We've gone to movies and cooking classes together. But things don't really go to such a personal level that we bitch about the awful things happening in our own lives. If you keep it on the level of pleasantries and niceties, there's no problem with having friends in the workplace.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149426274951453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-22048273575420028132010-12-13T13:13:30.217-05:002010-12-13T13:13:30.217-05:00I don't have any work friends right now, they ...I don't have any work friends right now, they are all older than me besides 2 people I hardly see (who work downstairs). I had a close coworker friend about a year ago but she moved away. We were the same age and went out to eat and to bars sometimes. I didn't like that she would talk about drinking at work though. I'd like to have more work friends to go to lunch with!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103197130284239823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-72011018152738803832010-12-13T12:23:01.245-05:002010-12-13T12:23:01.245-05:00I met some of my closest friends to date at a job ...I met some of my closest friends to date at a job I held from 2007-2009. And I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. However, I agree with you, it did get messy. Dramatic, very blurred lines of professionalism. Even our CEO went out drinking with us at times. It was a bit odd.<br /><br />My last position, I kept very professional. We went out for an occasional lunch, and knew each other's personal lives as far as family names, etc. But we weren't "BFF" - and I found I enjoyed work more with less drama.<br /><br />I think there's a fine line - be friends, be friendly, and let people into your life. But keep your real personal life separate.Career Girl Network Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565273641369455961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791125355431273627.post-1445728728331919752010-12-13T12:12:02.160-05:002010-12-13T12:12:02.160-05:00I think I'm more like you, where I don't r...I think I'm more like you, where I don't really hang out with coworkers outside of work. I am pretty close to my boss, but it's more like I can tell her stuff and ask questions than going to hang out. We rarely even eat lunch together.<br /><br />One exception I made is a girl at work who just doesn't seem to have many friends outside of work. She is so nice, but she doesn't get out much (she's not from here, her husband is a homebody, and they live in a rural area) so I really make an effort to make her feel connected at work, and have even invited her to a few after-work things. But we don't talk about work after work, and we don't talk about our personal friendship at work. I think the separation is good.Angelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098744323184143823noreply@blogger.com