Is svn working for them? What problems are they having with svn that git would solve for them? If there isn't a compelling reason, you're probably better off

Is svn working for them? What problems are they having with svn that git would solve for them? If there isn't a compelling reason, you're probably better off sticking with svn. OTOH you could use git personally as a front-end to svn. If your coworkers see an improvement in your development workflow then it might get them to switch. And if I were you, I'd let them know how much easier and faster development is for you on git.