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I don't understand the claim that work relationships are inherently non-personal or inauthentic. I have legitimately good friends at work who do favors for each
by jonfw 7y ago
I don't understand the claim that work relationships are inherently non-personal or inauthentic. I have legitimately good friends at work who do favors for each other, look out for each other, hang out outside of work sometimes, etc. I keep in touch with friends from past jobs.
We spend a very large percentage of waking hours at work and see a lot of faces. I really enjoy being friendly with those people and having legitimate, authentic, relationships with them.
- veggieburglar 7y agoYes, I have found that this approach <surprise!> makes the workplace much more enjoyable. It feels like many HN commenters hate their work, workplace, coworkers, etc. This mindset seems to be more problematic than the actual working situation itself. Interacting with people is hard but necessary.
- dntbnmpls 7y ago> I don't understand the claim that work relationships are inherently non-personal or inauthentic. Didn't say that. I said it's pathetic for people who crave company to seek it at work. > I really enjoy being friendly with those people and having legitimate, authentic, relationships with them. Yes, that's called being a professional. I hope you are friendly to strangers, customers, etc too, but aren't desperately trying to use them for company because you are lonely.