The office is for work and it is important to always put that in mind. Let your productivity and accomplishments at work speak for you rather than trying to be a buddy with your supervisors to climb up the ranks. It is true no one can put an embargo or cap on where love or friendships finds you but there are usually some lines that can be crossed in work friendships and this could have serious impacts on your career in the future. Your personal friends don’t take your mistakes as permanent damage but your work mates could label it as incompetence. So ensure you know the difference between a colleague and a friend at work, before disclosing personal information. Tom Rath, leader of Gallup’s Research and Leadership Consulting worldwide, in his book, Vital Friends, their study showed that cultivating true friendships at work increased effectivity of workers, contrary to popular belief. Lets be honest, I am sure we have either felt better going to work because of a friend or worse because of a particular colleague. I have experienced both and I prefer the former. So, you may want to consider deepening the relationships you have at work because a happy you at work translates to other areas of your life. In building work friendships, remember to keep a little distance that keeps you close enough and far enough, not to burn each other out.
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