I've got about 5 friends I've made during some 20 years as a consultant but it's not my usual thing. These people know about my fannish activities and some of the other weird things I'm into but they are a rarity.
Usually I'm like you, I don't mix work and play. For one thing I'm not good at calling people or staying in touch. People have to remind me as I get involved in tons of stuff and forget time. If I didn't have a calendar I'd forget which day it is.
Second, it's not a good idea to be friends with people I work for since it means that any work they may have that would be a good fit for my skills I have to either forget about pursuing it or must jump through more hoops then anyone else just so that we can make sure there are no possibilities of my getting a contract and they being accused of favoritism by other competing firms.
Plus like you I rarely have interests that mesh with those of people I work with.
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carisma_sensei
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Date: 2008-11-25 12:42 am (UTC)Usually I'm like you, I don't mix work and play. For one thing I'm not good at calling people or staying in touch. People have to remind me as I get involved in tons of stuff and forget time. If I didn't have a calendar I'd forget which day it is.
Second, it's not a good idea to be friends with people I work for since it means that any work they may have that would be a good fit for my skills I have to either forget about pursuing it or must jump through more hoops then anyone else just so that we can make sure there are no possibilities of my getting a contract and they being accused of favoritism by other competing firms.
Plus like you I rarely have interests that mesh with those of people I work with.
So yeah pretty normal in my book.