Workmate can be true friends?

China
November 17, 2012 6:42am CST
It seems that people in the office tend to not totalle believe in each other. They just close hearts to each other, some even attack each other mentally. I have worked in several company. I tend to trust my workmates, and open my heart to them. Sometime got hurt. Some workmates we became true friends after we both quit. Do you trust your workmates? Do you share things together? Or you have experienced "office Politics"?
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@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
18 Nov 12
I only open my heart to my fiance and my family members the ones I trust . I dont think I will ever open my heart to a co-workers , but I do believe your co-workers can be good friends and even best friends . We cant ever tell where we will find a true friend, but dont go opening your heart to everyone .
• China
19 Nov 12
Of course, we can trust our family members, who else to trust if we do not trust them? Workmate can be close friend, but not intimate as other friends, do you agree? Best wishes!
• United States
19 Nov 12
I have family members that I am more close to than others . I do agree work friends can be close but not intimate as other friends but not all circumstances are the same .
• Philippines
17 Nov 12
I love and trust all my workmates. They are the best. One is a bit indifferent at times. I guess she's only moody. All of us get along with each other well. We've been working with each other for four years already. We've been sharing our happiness, loneliness, problems, etc. with each other. We became good friends already. I'm quite sad because two of them quit their jobs this month. They're our bosses' lost. It will be difficult for them to find dedicated, patient, trustworthy and hardworking as them. Goodluck to them. I wish them all the best in life. I hope you have a set of good workmates too. Happy mylotting.
• Philippines
20 Nov 12
You're right. They have reasons to leave our work place. If I have any means, I'd also leave. It's not fun working with our bosses already. You're welcome.
• China
17 Nov 12
You are lucky to have these friends. Four years? that's quite long time. They must have reasons to leave. My workmates are good too, we share a lot together. But they are just not that intimate as closed friends. Thanks for sharing and good weekend.
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
19 Nov 12
I only had a short stint with a call center back 2007. But I did made friends. Up until now, we still keep in touch and we would still exchange stories about our lives. Unfortunately, I was not able to see them again from the time I left the office but I have always kept them as my dear friends. Same goes with a co-worker I had in the online job I had. I trained him to do one of the projects that I was working on that time. We really became good friends although our communication was merely through chat.
• China
19 Nov 12
Your relationship with co-worker is simple, and not mixed with other things. I like simple relations. You have your own business now? Thanks for your time.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Yeah workmates could be true friends too whom you can spend time with, hang out with and share things about our lives.I do have workmates that turn out to be a good friend to me.But we really have to be careful enough too whom we will trust cause some people or workmate that we assumed to be friend when with them will turn out to be a not so nice to you at your back.I did experienced it which I would not wanted to elaborate since I already moved on about it.
• China
19 Nov 12
Thanks for sharing, and thank you for your reminding. Yes, we must be careful enough in office, because sometimes we do not know people well. Good luck.
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
I have a couple of workmates that became my friends and we have kept in touch after all these years. Office politics can never be avoided as that is part of human nature but you could still make true friends, so long as you stay true to them and them to you. Just be careful who you trust and who you open up to because not everyone can return the favor.
• China
19 Nov 12
Yes, your words are objective, and I do agree with you. We must have the wisdom to recognize different people, who can be friends, who not. Good luck to you!
@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
A workmate can be a casual friend, but not all of them can your friends. Some of them are one rivalries in higher position. The old tradition of crab mentality will be there, I never been having close friends with them, it is plainly job-related agenda only.
• China
19 Nov 12
En,your opinion seems objective, because work is work, life is life, we should not mix them. Thanks for sharing.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
20 Nov 12
It was in my work place that I found out the true nature of people. I worked there for about 13 years and perhaps it was long enough to know the people. It was also there that I found out who re true friends and who are those that pretend to be your friends. It was nice then during the start, but halfway within my work, there were those who were employed that were not good enough. To compensate for their lack of skills and knowledge, they back bite people and scratch the back of the boss, from there, I realized that its time to go. I do not do such a habit of destroying people or backbiting people just elevate myself. That was also then that I found out who were my friends are and who are those that are not. I also still have some good friends who are no longer working with the unit, but we remain good friends.
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
17 Nov 12
No , i don't think they can be good friends they are just colleagues at least i didn't find any such people at my work place.
• China
17 Nov 12
It is commonly seen. People are very difficult to be true friends when they are workmates, because there are competition between them. And they need to prevent themselves from hurt. Too much these kind of plots on TV. Thanks for sharing and good weekend.
@kokomo (1867)
• Philippines
17 Nov 12
I love my workmates.In fact, we already treated each other as sisters and brothers. We are very excited about our meal break because that's the only time that we can talk with each other and share our experiences in spite of always been together at the office the whole day.lol. We always arrange to go out and do some unwinds. I could say that I love my work as much my office mates.
• China
17 Nov 12
Wow, you are lucky to have these workmates as your friends. Do you go shopping together in spare time, wish you have fun together. Good weekend!
@hlfbldmom (743)
• Philippines
17 Nov 12
I do love some of my workmates. We share things and even some secrets but some are just what we called office politician. So I don't trust such kind of office mates because they are just gathering some info's and gossip it to other with different story.. In a workplace that is very competitive we encounter 1 or 2 work mates who will tried hard to attacked us.
• China
17 Nov 12
En, it seemed there are stories in it. You are experience these plots on TV show. Maybe we should take office talk into serious because it is just gossip. Girls might be a bit noisy when they gather around. Thanks for sharing and good day!
@kat_2x (105)
22 Nov 12
Yes workmate can be true friend as long as you are honest and true. :)