Or are you the kind who keeps personal relationships strictly separate from professional ones?
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark 6 May
The last time that happened was when I was a cook at pizza hut 23 years ago. Otherwise, I really haven't befriended co workers. It's probably due to the nature of my job though.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
Lucky you have Sensei
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 6 May
Lucky indeed!
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 6 May
Basically, when I'm happy to see the person outside of work: i.e. I don't try to avoid them if I see them at the store.
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
That’s a good point, especially because I am the type who cannot muster the energy to say hi to people I’m not particularly close to. If I cross the street to say hi to you, we must have been rather close in my previous life haha
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @IamSINGLE 6 May
I don't have any professional experience, as student my classmates were all my friends from day one.
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
Long time no see
How’s your hydroponics coming along?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 6 May
I had my exams so I didn't grow the second crop for which I've some bigger things in mind.
Now that the exams are finished, after a short vacation, I'll be back to hydroponics.
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 6 May
100% depends on if I want to voluntarily maintain a relationship beyond my current employment situation.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
Lol
I’m the kind who doesn’t mind being friends/acquaintances with everyone. If I see someone put in effort, I will usually reciprocate unless he is really detestable
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 6 May
I mean... I'm friendly but maintaining an actual relationship beyond employment requires effort from both people. Rarely happens. I think it all depends on how you define the borders of what a friend is.
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 6 May
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
This is hilarious!
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @villawolf 6 May
I tend to keep personal and professional relationships separate. For me, in the workplace, the more trust there is, the more respect there should be. I really value healthy boundaries in that environment.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
I don’t compartmentalise in a manner as clear-cut as yours, but I kinda dread people who wanna share their private lives during office hours. Bro, I’m rushing to complete my work!
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28 sats \ 2 replies \ @chovyfu 6 May
when they reach out to me after we've both left the company
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
Ya I agree. About whether we can still hold a conversation when the common ground that used to bind us has been pulled like a rug
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chovyfu 13h
yup. i still have co-workers i'm friends with from 25 years ago.
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @iguano 6 May
I guess depends of the country and culture, and maybe your age.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 6 May
I think age determines who I stay in touch with. Since I’m in my 40s, I stay in contact with my peers. Gen Z, not so much
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin 1h
I don't know that it's ever happened to this point. It depends on how you define a friend though. What many people call a friend I would think of as a close acquaintance.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 22h
When I start sharing my logins with him
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 23h
Never
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 6 May
I don't intentionally try to keep it separate, but it's never happened to me. I think mostly it's because my social life is already too busy, I don't have time to add coworkers into the mix. I actually would prefer a quieter social life, but because of wife, kids, and church there's always something going on.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @aljaz 6 May
Some of my closest friends are people I used to work with in the past. A lot of "work friendships" also died over time but I also moved countries and I never see anyone anymore so keeping many friendships alive remotely is hard
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 6 May
.... and now she's my wife 😅
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 6 May
when i am at work, some trainees and assistants are assigned to me. i started making a disclaimer with them that i wish to be addressed by my proper first name, especially if they wish to know what i really think, whereas if they want the professional opinion that could be typed into the official record, they can address me by the official title. i feel like that creates some sort of friendly vibes if not true friendship...
with co-workers of same title status it's not as much of an issue.
i really dislike workplace hierarchy.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ge 6 May
Ehhh I just keep it chill with everyone some co workers I thought I'd be cool with forever we no longer talk others weren't really cool and we still talk n chill life's weird
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