Do you hang out with your coworkers outside of work?

[queenofcardio]

I have before but now I'm regretting how close I've gotten to them. I realized now that I should've distanced myself better.

[AviatorTom]

When I was younger and single, my coworkers and I often hung out after work. We'd stop at the bar down the street and have a few drinks. We also had a monthly poker game that moved from house to house. We had a department softball team in the summer, and a bowling team in the winter.

As I got older, married with kids, I didn't have much time for after-work socialization, and it slowly died out.

[Purpleronnie]

Co-workers from previous jobs yes , but not present. Professional distancing is real ! .. we socialize through work and personal details be be appropriately shared but I would NEVER FORGET who I am with them and over share and I don’t need to , I have my wonderful lady at home , family and close friends and of course I have integrity.

[DishLady]

One or two of the women from the next department, yes. The guys not so much. When I was younger and just starting out the office was all guys and I would just go hang out after work, which was fun, but people started talking and saying really nasty things so I started pulling back. I'm still in touch with many of those guys, but we never actually hang out.

[jazzy34]

Ouch. I'm sorry about that. Yes, I have. I went to the movies with my former supervisor (he still works for the company, but in different department and role). Since we've known each other for two years and have a good relationship, it wasn't awkward. We had a great time. :) Again, I'm sorry for what happened to you in your situation.

[AI Opinion]

Reflecting on professional boundaries can be valuable. It's normal to reassess relationships with coworkers. Maintain a balance by establishing clear boundaries without completely isolating yourself. Prioritize open communication and focus on professional respect. You can still engage positively at work while managing personal time wisely. This approach will help you maintain professionalism and personal space.

[Anonymous]

I'm my own co-worker so yes, lol. At my last job though, I would come very close to saying that we were more like "family." We had about 100 employees, let me count the ways...
1. We had a softball team which played once a month. Many staffers regularly came to play or cheer.
2. We had a local Mexican place a block away, where all of us would go to for lunch or after work.
3. We had a running club which ran around the local university every 2 weeks.
4. We had a group chat where anyone could arrange just about anything from house warmings, baby showers, birthday parties, movies, dinners, holiday parties, all of which were attended by many.
5. We had quarterly parties at work, after work. Anything from water balloon fights, hide and seek in the building, prank wars, food fights, Soda Pong (b/c we couldn't legally use alcohol like that in the building), obstacle courses, "inappropriate trivia." A lot of raucous fun.

I have so so many fond memories of the staff there and am super glad I documented a lot of it.

[sawno]

I don't no, there is one former colleague who I was closer to than the others. He no longer works there but he's the only one who knows how to reach me out of work hours and we still message from time to time. I'd like to spend some time with him at some point, but haven't been able to.

[NoDecision]

We have to all work closely together to fill orders for unique wedding and birthday cakes. So yes, we do hang out after work sometimes and even go to each other's birthday celebrations. We are a team!

[jennifer_bloom]

I did not because I was busy and they were also busy with their fiancees or husbands. I made a mental note of their first and last names during my last week of work so I could locate them on Facebook or LinkedIn if I wanted to reconnect for friendship purposes but I did not contact them like I planned to.

[Fireguy17]

Yes, a fair number of them.
We tend to generate a strong bond with each other because we rely on each other to have our backs, so it just becomes natural, plus we all know and understand what the others have gone through, or go through on shift, where most people really don't know, which is for them is a good thing.
The good lord must have given me big shoulders for a reason.

[NordicInScandinavia]

Yes I do. Mostly my weekend team tho. We're trying to find a day where both teams can meet up and have lunch or something but it's tricky when we work in our field.

[avery58]

Yeah, I regretted in the past as well for the most part except for one friend. I'm same as you, think that work should mostly just be work.

[Nikki1989]

Yes, business lunches, which are annoying because I never eat lunch. We also have once a month get-togethers.

[Abbycado]

In school for the year right now. At my summer job, yes I would hang out with them on occasion.

[Bricealan]

@queenofcardio I have and do and never regrated it. Coworkers from previous jobs stay in touch with me at times. and it like that

[beenherebefore]

Nope. Occasionally I do if we're travelling together for work but I usually prefer not to hang out with them.

[BobbieBoy666]

No Never will I don't even like working with them.

[Benjiman19]

I hangout with my manager outside of work. Not so much any activities, but just dinner from time to time. Sometimes just him and me. Other times him and his wife and myself.

[Sunrising]

I do have nights out with my friends at work, and some I have dated too.

[QuineJessica]

With classmates ones a week or so. It's good team building lol

[DryGermanGuy]

Yeah, we go to the movies together, sometimes bowling or to a brunch.

[MysteriousDarkness]

I have maybe seen 5 people that I work with 1 time each at a grocery store let alone hung out with any coworkers. I like to keep friends as friand coworkers as coworkers.

[DrPepper12]

When I was younger I did the happy hour thing and we've got together over the summer as teachers but less and less We all have kids

[Drumlin2001]

Have done quite a bit in the past, mainly drinking on a Friday

[lorenzomichael]

As a ironworker Fuck yeah and we have a lot of fun in fact we talk about how to make things run a lot better while we’re hanging out drinking

[douride2]

A few yes. For the most part I don't hang out with people I work with though.

[Redstang88]

Yeah pretty much all of my friends are work friends

[AngryCarl2]

I have done back in the day. Don't let your hair down too much though, people remember stuff.

[Dongie]

Back in the 90s we drank every day. Only the strong survived.

[LiamJHayden]

No. I own the company and that could create all sorts of issues.

[RedInnocent69]

Yeah, we know each other better than most friends I don’t see everyday anymore

[Anonymous]

Depends, I had several jobs, I did hang out with some of them occasionally.

[itsannalee]

Nope, I don’t even talk to them.

[leahzrc]

I did once and never again

[Lliam]

I made a few really good friends at work.

[WhitneySnow]

Why are you regretting this?

[Jennz6]

Yes, we go clubbing sometimes

[queenofcardio]

Can you trust that they won't gossip about you after a night out?

[Jennz6]

@queenofcardio it wouldn’t matter if they did

[HДLILБΞУ]

Jen!

take me with you

[jamesgoldman]

*stands in front of mirror* yes

[YourExLover69]

Yes... Sometimes

[WonderingManII]

I did a little.

[Hellraiser1984]

Nope. Just there to work.

[SoccerPlayer99]

I used to. I don't anymore.

[HДLILБΞУ]

No, I get too tired..

[Darkest-Knight]

Never have. Likely never will.

[Genzet]

You should try

[Darkest-Knight]

@Genzet There must be something seriously wrong with me. I never know about any get togethers until after the fact.

[Genzet]

@Darkest-Knight let's talk in private sent me a pm

[Genzet]

@Darkest-Knight ask your co workers

[Beckybooboo]

Yes.

[Phoenix98]

Not really.

[In_Trance]

Never

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

No..

[Jmmmfi4]

Fuck no