Friendships in the IT Workplace?

Greg Cantori asks: "We've seen stuff like this on TV and in movies. Policemen, Firemen, Astonauts, Army guys, etc, all gathered round a BBQ on a sunny weekend, chugging a few cold ones and maybe talking shop, wives and girlfriends preparing salads, kids running round the garden. Middle class bonding and fun, eh? Now, picture your IT workplace. Look around at your workmates. Do *you* get together on weekends? Do your spouses know any personal details of your workmates' spouses, beyond what may have slipped out during a long forgotten company Chistmas ball? Do you go bowling, play poker, or help your colleagues pave the driveway of their new home? Do you even have drinks with them after work? Is it just the professions who share some element of physical danger where this stereotypical bonding occurs, or can it occur with nerdy programmers? What are your experiences with friendships in the code-cutting office?"

Comments

It depends...

[Coonra]

It really depends on the people you work with. If you have common interests, then it's easy to get together after work.

It can important to get to know the people you work with, so you have future contacts. Especially in this economy. It never hurts to know people in other organizations. People you might have worked with in the past.

You cant trust people at work

[HanzoSan]

People at work will backstab you every chance they get, report you to the boss, spy for the boss, even lie about you to move up.