Can colleagues be friends?
By anuvee
@anuvee (2)
India
September 8, 2008 6:37am CST
Can colleagues be friends or do office rivalries — like promotions, incremements, closeness to the boss, etc — get in the way? Do such friendships also tend to fizzle out very fast? And, are such friendships better when they are between equals / with a junior / or with a superior?
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4 responses
@deedeehall (1143)
• United States
4 Dec 08
some of my best friends have came from work. as a matter of fact me and a friend i met from a job years ago are in business togeather now .these are some of the best friends you could find.
@eagle_f15 (1827)
• Malaysia
11 Sep 08
Not all colleagues can be friends. Only some or a few. There are just some where you can just connect with and there are some will only be your colleagues and the relationship is until the office door.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
9 Sep 08
Yes, colleagues can be friends. Some of my best friends are people I have worked with over the years. I'm not the jealous type & was ALWAYS happy when any of them got a raise or promotion. They seemed just as happy for me too. 
@yyfrancine (461)
• China
10 Sep 08
my best friend now is my ex-colleagues, when we are in the same company, we are only friends, not too good, but after we are n't colleagues, we became a very good friends, maybe the factor that you said is problem, but i am still happy to find a friend in my work place, and i think if you treat people truly, they will do the same to you.
