I think it greatly depends on where you work, the group of people you're around, and if the atmosphere is open office or something more discrete like cubicles.

I think it greatly depends on where you work, the group of people you're around, and if the atmosphere is open office or something more discrete like cubicles. My open office division of where I've been assigned, has a group of people that aren't very social and conversations usually end with I need to get back to work. They're all great people but totally different experience compared to previous socializing at work. I typically can get my "social fix" by visiting a different area of team members and that are way more toned down on just writing code all day. This sort of solution isn't pleasant at all and makes me just want to work from home. In general I could just stay home, code and nothing would be missed.