Strong disagree. You can absolutely be friendly with coworkers and enjoy working with them without crossing the boundary into your personal life, and this is usually the best for long-term happiness at work. This is especially beneficial whenever people change roles and move to management - it’s exceptionally difficult to be a manager to a friend.
I mean, that’s called having “work friends”. You hang out at work, maybe grab a beer together sometimes, help each other out professionally, but they typically don’t enter into the rest of your life. This is extremely common.
Also, it really isn’t hard to be a manager to your friends if both people have any level of emotional intelligence. A good manager’s job is to support their subordinates, enable their growth, and shelter them from belligerent demands of uninformed clients or higher-ups.
Strong disagree. You can absolutely be friendly with coworkers and enjoy working with them without crossing the boundary into your personal life, and this is usually the best for long-term happiness at work. This is especially beneficial whenever people change roles and move to management - it’s exceptionally difficult to be a manager to a friend.
I mean, that’s called having “work friends”. You hang out at work, maybe grab a beer together sometimes, help each other out professionally, but they typically don’t enter into the rest of your life. This is extremely common.
Also, it really isn’t hard to be a manager to your friends if both people have any level of emotional intelligence. A good manager’s job is to support their subordinates, enable their growth, and shelter them from belligerent demands of uninformed clients or higher-ups.