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I fully agree with most of what you’re saying. But I also have many close friends who started out as coworkers, but we found out we’re enjoying each other’s company.

Hell I’m crashing on a former colleague’s (and former boss’s even) couch right now, and another colleague in the same city offered theirs. Another ex coworker is my deepest confidant in just about any topic.

It’s a bit tricky to find out which people are worth deepening the relationship with, and how to cordially avoid the others. But that’s just like everywhere else tbh.

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mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s fine to be friends with your coworkers, but it shouldn’t be an expectation

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HalfSalesman@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m torn, most of the time I’d agree and I do befriend co-workers myself most of the time. But I do kind of resent the fact that often people at work often come to dislike you if you aren’t spending time with them during breaks/lunch.

Thing is, I know why: gossip/shit-talking about you is easier when you aren’t around. I know co-workers will start shit talking other employees (or even the manager in a personal way rather than general work complaint way) and even when I myself dislike the co-worker/manager they’re shit-talking myself I tend to soft-defend them because of the discomfort over talking shit about other people.

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d00ery@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I have to agree. Work, like school, has a mixture of people, some you’ll get on with and others you won’t. I’ve made some good friends there.

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