Your work colleagues

[Cruyff14]

Do you like them? Do you/would you socialise with them outside of work IE Lunch/hanging out on the weekend? Would you invite them to your wedding?

Or are they people you would rather not see outside of work for whatever reason?

I like a lot of my colleagues, and if they lived closer I would definitely some of them on the weekend I think. I'd invite a few to my wedding I think.

Quite close with one of the people in my team as we are of similar age, and have similar ambitions/life goals etc

 

[GROTTO]

I wouldnt piss on them if they were on fire.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

My best friend and I work for the same company. I've known all the managers here since I was 17 so I'm close with quite a few of them--invited about 7 or so to my wedding. There's 800 staff though so that's a tiny percentage.

It's harder to have friends here now I'm an HOD--the whole company knows who my best friend is but we're not supposed to socialise at work, have lunch together on weekdays etc.

 

[edgie]

My close group of friends aren't all in to sports and football, so my work mates (some of whom are also friends outside of work) are good company, it's nice to turn up Monday morning and discuss the footy results.

The boss is engaged but hasn't set a date yet. If I'm not invited to the wedding/not asked to film it (something I do on the side) I'll be a bit miffed.

 

[iluvparis]

Been to a handful of weddings for work colleagues - would probs have a work table at mine if I ever got around to it.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Still catch up with an ex-employee every now and then. She's 60 but she's a hoot. Close enough with other work employees, have had beers with some but that's as far as it'd go. Other staff however, I would not give a shit if I never saw them again in my life.

 

[The Lemon]

No thanks

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Yep.

Not all of them, as there's the odd jerk and I've worked for some very big companies.

But some of my closest mates are ex-colleagues. Maybe I'm lucky

 

[HBF]

Some yes, most no.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

I get along with all of my colleagues reasonably well (one is a bit of a grumpy campaigner, so I don't have a lot of time for him), but I wouldn't really call any of them friends. I just don't have much in common with them, compared with my actual friends that I socialize with. There are a few that I would socialize with outside of work, but I live an hour's drive away from work - whereas they all live close by - so it just doesn't happen.

 

[Golden_6]

I've worked in a smallish office of about 25 people for the past 6 months and get along with everyone reasonably well. There are a few I haven't had any major conversation with but I guess you would expect that. While everyone is nice'and generally approachable, I wouldn't necessarily consider any 'friends'. Might have something to do with the fact that I'm 21 and the next youngest is 27.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Pretty good. Get along well with a core group and we usually hang out at meetings, functions etc. A few of them I go out and have drinks with once a month or so. In general I like to seperate work and social life though.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Get along pretty well with everyone but wouldn't call them friends. Maybe a handful "good colleagues"
There's about 10-15 on the office and 20 odd outside and I am split 50/50 to where I am. When I'm in the office I'm actually sitting down though so have better convos in there.
Group of 5 or so that always have lunch together (work has a canteen). Spend most of it showing each other dark humour on the interwebz. Went to one of the girls 22nd last year in Flemington.
Still not sure I would call them mates though

 

[Perth gal]

My old ones no they weren't my friends. I got on well with most of them but since I've left i haven't caught up with any of them. Chat on Facebook though.

My new job that i have been at for 2 months i like them probably better. Not sure if i would socialise or not. They are planning a work xmas party so I'll probably go to that.

 

[raskolnikov]

Mostly I like them. A couple can be a bit difficult at times. Several of us socialise quite a bit. Living in a smaller city I think is more conducive to socialising outside of the workplace as basically your colleagues become your friends.

 

[PP34]

Few of them are pretty good to hang out and have a beer with after work. The others are either much older or complete ****ing bores.

 

[The Lemon]

One utter campaigner is returning after a week off. It's been so quiet and tomorrow it's all over. He's loud and obnoxious and obviously got ADHD.

I seriously want to end it all

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

I get on well with the majority of my work colleagues, there's some I'd socialise with if I could but I live 1,000km away from them all so I don't.

 

[stmookeyj]

My age profile and interests mean that I rarely communicate with anyone from work outside of the workplace. There are a couple whom I've vowed never to communicate with again after trying to take things further on certain issues without my knowledge in an attempt to get rid of me and save their hides when they do about as much as a dole bludger anyway. Too many of them are over reliant on me knowing I can handle heavy loads and can work at a decent tempo. I get on pretty well with most colleagues if I don't get pissed off.

 

[perthblue]

I get along with pretty much all of them, don't have much interest in seeing them outside of work, because they'd just remind me of work

 

[Admiral Byng]

Meh, some you do, some you don't. The big test is those you keep in touch with after one of you leaves and you don't work together any more.

I've been invited to many bucks nights but few weddings. In fact got invited to one a couple of weeks ago for a bloke I last worked with 10 years ago.

 

[SugarShane]

The people in my immediate department are all great. We often catch up outside of work for beers/footy, a hit of golf, etc. The ones outside of our department we generally don't bother asking though because they're all one or more of the following; old, annoying, grumpy, stupid, the ones we're hoping to talk shit about.

 

[Cruyff14]

How big are your office sizes in terms of people? We have about 20 or so on our floor/dept (with what I was referring to in the OP).

 

[revival_mode]

3 of the 4 guys I work closely with are around my dads age. We get on well but apart from saying hey and having a beer if I saw them at a pub that's about it. The other one is about my age and a really nice guy but we don't have the same interests at all so wouldn't want to see him outside work.

 

[revival_mode]

about 30 in my office, most of them being middle aged & closer to retirement