Work Friends?

[mistys]

Do you like the people you work with?
Or do you like them as collegues but outside of work you wouldn't choose to be friends with them?
How do you deal with the people that bug you at work?

[natalie_1982]

I like the majority of the people I work with, and I socialise with several of them outside of work. One or two of them I would count as close friends.

As for the people that bug, I try to give them a wide berth. I'm not very tolerant, I'm impatient and I find it hard to be nice to people that I don't like very much so before I become the office bitch I try to keep out of people's way. But some people do drive me to distraction.

[mirela]

i made few friends from work, im still in touch with them since i quit my job, but i dont really like previuos managers, they are quite fake!

[DONNAKEBABUK]

I have a problem with one person at work and following advice I took on her last week I ignore her now. she asked me if I was okay yesterday and I said "yes".

She has been speaking to me like a piece of dirt and THAT I dont want to tolerate when I am at work.

Ignorance is bliss.

Take Care.

Katie. x

[funnygirl]

The people I work with are ok. Sometimes we all meet up and go for drinks and meals.

You get the odd bitchy ones and I steer clear of them.

Also we have got a few oddballs, like one with a Mr Bean character.

[B00]

I like the people I work with yes. But only as colleagues. I've just sat and thought about this question (yes amazed me too!) and realised that I don't have many real life friends! That's not because i'm horrible (ok, it might have summet to do with that a bit ;-) ) it's just I don't want them!

[SKA]

the poeple where I work are ok I've been out with them once and it was ok but I dont really spend time with them because I have my own office.
I have to say there are some weirdos here but you get them everywhere!! No one really bugs me at work

[mccfluff]

most are aquaintances, some i like and go out with and the people who bug me, well i just keep conversation to the minimum and work related! my office is moving soon and i'll be moved into HR, i can't wait as prob the person i'm closest to at work is the HR manager!

[Hellyon]

Same as you Boo - I like the people I work with and consider them work friends but I don't socialise with them.
I don't have many friends at all, just a few close, trusted ones, although ironically my oldest closest friend I did meet at work!
I do make new friends but if they start to get hardwork , demanding or let me down (you know the sort I mean) I gradually distance myself, as I've got older I can't be @rsed to play games!

[sense4all]

At the moment, Housewife and Superstar here dahlings as Dame Edna would say - subsequently I have a healthy disrespect for the people I work with. Unfortunately I have to socialise with them ... one day all my hard graft/work will be rewarded. I still speak to a lot of folks I worked with in the past. Presently if people bug me I don't feed them or wash their clothes - if it is bad I ground them - Mr Sense included lol.

[theonlyone]

When I was working in my last job I had to
tolerate them..and never socialised will them ..
but because I didn't do that I was not part of the
crowd ..so was bullied ..It was so bad I changed to a different section ...but this was after I had been off sick ..It gave me a breakdown ..the
constant jibes ...they even binned my Xmas
cards from people on other sections ...

[mistys]

Thank you for all your answers.
Theonlyone, I'm sorry to hear that, hope things are better where you are now - xxx