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Agreed. This appears to be the most best, and also most resilient option. God forbid you run into issues with your outside social circle, you've still got your
by c0nducktr 4y ago
Agreed. This appears to be the most best, and also most resilient option.
God forbid you run into issues with your outside social circle, you've still got your work circle, and the other way around.
I've only had option #1 happen once, and it was when I encouraged a few friends to apply at my company, and even then, it didn't really merge the social circles, I just had some people which were in both. I wouldn't do it again, either.
It's great to have multiple groups of friends, they don't all need to be related through work.
- lostcolony 4y agoYeah; the few times I've suggested friends apply for jobs where I work, it's always been with the understanding "in a department different than mine". It's "hey, the culture, comp, and work here is pretty good, you might like it", not "let's work together".
- bchanudet 4y agoI think what they suggested is actually the reverse: coworkers becoming friends, not friends becoming coworkers. It makes sense in a way, when you spend 7+ hours a day with those people, you're bound to find some common interests that could bring you closer. What's hard is maintaining those friendships once they're no longer coworkers, as usually those "common interests" are mostly about the company's.
- lostcolony 4y agoThe comment I was responding to listed "and it was when I encouraged a few friends to apply at my company" as the only time they had #1 happen. I was responding to that.