Team building exercises and helping others with their projects is hardly what makes co-workers "family". I've worked full time for my company for 38 years. I'

Team building exercises and helping others with their projects is hardly what makes co-workers "family". I've worked full time for my company for 38 years. I've helped people with their homework to get through school, celebrated marriages, babysat, visited them in the hospital, celebrated holidays, supported them through cancer, looked after their house while they were away, hired their kids, threw retirement parties, and unfortunately attended seven funerals. That's when co-workers become family. I don't think it's very common in companies any longer.