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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,964 posts) Tue Sep 6, 2022, 07:47 AM Sep 2022

Americans Are Breaking Up With Their Work Friends

Many of today’s workers aren’t interested in making friends on the job. “I don’t want to put in eight, nine, 10 hours and go out and have a beer—and talk about work for another four hours.”

wsj.com
Americans Are Breaking Up With Their Work Friends
Millions of workers have switched jobs or gone remote—a big reason many employees say work friendships are harder to forge and less of a priority.

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Americans Are Breaking Up With Their Work Friends (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 OP

My motto... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #1

One huge negative to the pandemic is many now lack social skills and have had jimfields33 Sep 2022 #2

I had a blast with my work friends Auggie Sep 2022 #3

Yes, some of my fondest memories! Quakerfriend Sep 2022 #4

Coworkers were usually the only thing I liked about working. Wingus Dingus Sep 2022 #5

I enjoy my coworkers quite a bit. It's one reason I hated remote work during the pandemic...... marmar Sep 2022 #6

2naSalit

(92,723 posts)

1. My motto...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 08:00 AM

Sep 2022

After I switched to a stationary career was,

"I prefer a job that doesn't follow me home and accost me at all hours."

jimfields33

(18,895 posts)

2. One huge negative to the pandemic is many now lack social skills and have had

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 08:00 AM

Sep 2022

Very little interaction with people. We are now just getting some studies on this. Depression and suicides are up.

Auggie

(31,802 posts)

3. I had a blast with my work friends

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 08:07 AM

Sep 2022

We were all single at the time. Great days, long ago.

Quakerfriend

(5,655 posts)

4. Yes, some of my fondest memories!

Reply to Auggie (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 08:36 AM

Sep 2022

Interesting how working in a large teaching hospital changed over 40 years-

Went from working on the floors with constant interaction with staff to being behind a computer & doing conference calls all day.

Wingus Dingus

(8,407 posts)

5. Coworkers were usually the only thing I liked about working.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 09:01 AM

Sep 2022

No matter what job I had (and I've had many jobs). I have met some truly decent, funny, interesting people of all ages, races and walks of life over the decades--starting from when I was a teenager. I didn't necessarily socialize after work, but I loved seeing them every day. I'm one of those people who needs an activity or purpose in order to meet and become friends with others, because I'm naturally a little shy. School and work were the perfect contexts for that.

marmar

(78,025 posts)

6. I enjoy my coworkers quite a bit. It's one reason I hated remote work during the pandemic......

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 07:35 PM

Sep 2022

..... that said, there's only one person I work with who is one of my best personal friends who I spend a lot of out-of-the-office time with.

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