Looks like someone’s got a case of the Mondays! /j
Comment on Anon is rude at work
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Any company culture that expects you to be friends with your coworkers is a dumpster fire. Run quickly.
Paradachshund@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Any company culture that demands friendship, certainly. But there are more than a few firms that do a good job of cultivating it naturally. When work requires collaboration and people spend lots of time together, they often form bonds of friendship of their own accord.
I find that companies which cubicle off their staff, silo the work so its never more than one or two people working on a given project, deliberately run short-staffed (particularly when business is slow and there’s ample time for socializing), have managers that give you heat for any kind of non-work activity, and visibly stack-rank staff so that everyone is on edge about layoffs can create an environment where people are poorly socialized.
But so much of this is about squeezing “efficiency” out of workers. If you’re not friendly with the people you spend a solid third of your day with, you’re not doing anyone any favors except the bosses. Alienating you from your co-workers is the end result of the long tail of union busting and precarious employment.
KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is definitely extremely true and far more accurate than op which reads like they work at a grocery or fast food
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Strong disagree. You can absolutely be friendly with coworkers and enjoy working with them without crossing the boundary into your personal life, and this is usually the best for long-term happiness at work. This is especially beneficial whenever people change roles and move to management - it’s exceptionally difficult to be a manager to a friend.
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I mean, that’s called having “work friends”. You hang out at work, maybe grab a beer together sometimes, help each other out professionally, but they typically don’t enter into the rest of your life. This is extremely common.
Also, it really isn’t hard to be a manager to your friends if both people have any level of emotional intelligence. A good manager’s job is to support their subordinates, enable their growth, and shelter them from belligerent demands of uninformed clients or higher-ups.