I would never hang with colleagues after work. That’s a recipe for disaster - what happens when there is a falling out?
My only friends at work are fellow Conservatives. I ignore the leftists.
People toiled for survival when it was necessary.
Take an honest guess what percentage of jobs in corporate America are actually necessary.
There’s no wrong answer. I’m just wondering what people think.
And, as technology improves, is a 40+ hour work week necessary?
In most cases, having associates at work is wise, not friends.
MeToo eliminated 50% of the workforce as potential friends. Best strategy now is do your job, keep your mouth shut, get your paycheck, and go home.
Nowadays an employee has to be careful “being their whole selves at work’. Some coworker may be looking for reasons they should get a promotion instead of you. Why make it so easy to dig for dirt and find something questionable about a remark you made today or posted 10 years ago.
Not everyone you meet at work will have your best interests at heart. Some folks need to be “snakebitten” once or twice before they learn that lesson.
My experience at every job I’ve had, is there’s no such thing as a best friend at work. Eventually the one you thought was your friend will stab you in the back. They’ll lie, cheat and steal to get a leg up on you.
Very wise.
Colleague =/= friend
Work life must be kept separate from the personal.
Of course the situation drives the narrative but in many office environments getting too close to male co-workers is usually not a good idea. Project assignments, promotions, etc all could be derogatory to work relationships.
Then there is the issue of female co-workers. They have the human resources department on speed-dial. Should you be so foolish as to compliment a female co-worker and she is not receptive to the compliment - Hello HR, I’d like to report an unsolicited advance. OTOH if you notice that a female co-worker is wearing something that enhances her appearance and you DON’T compliment her - Hello HR ...
In many places any interaction with female co-workers could be your ticket to the unemployment line. While a company may have realized that inter-office friendships can improve productivity, for the typical male employee there really is no upside for getting overly friendly with your co-workers.
So guys, be conservatively sociable and watch your mouth at work. Then after work go meet your friends at the bowling alley or the shooting range.
I was more interested in what the hell a Korn Ferry was....
I could never involve any conmpany with that name.
I would counter that if you're not having fun in your work, then you chose the wrong career.
Well, that must be why I have no friends: I kept forgetting to punch-in on the time-clock ...