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That works, too, but you don't get to choose your brothers and sisters. It makes more sense to describe teammates like that, though, since you have to work with
by FroshKiller 10y ago
That works, too, but you don't get to choose your brothers and sisters. It makes more sense to describe teammates like that, though, since you have to work with them whether you like them or not.
- 1123581321 10y agoTrue. I've never thought of a work spouse as something intentionally chosen either, though. And the term isn't used by everyone in the room to describe everyone else. We sometimes say "work coworker" as a joke to describe aloof/standoffish peers.
- FroshKiller 10y agoI like work coworker. I'm going to use that. The level of involvement you have with a work spouse is something you choose to create. No one is dictating the terms of the relationship. Management can assign you to a team and give you teammates, but they can't say that this person or that person is your work spouse. You decide whom to confide in.