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2. The relationship between co-workers can
sometimes be a little difficult to
comprehend and understand. Are you
friends, or are you just working, living and
breathing within the same space?

3. You may have hit it off with a colleague but
due to the situation you are both in, you
are worried that a friendship will appear
unprofessional. You want to get into
someone’s friend zone, but you are unsure
how to.

4. If you get along well with one of your
fellow colleagues, be friends, but be sure
always to remain respectful with them at
work, and never take advantage of their
power at work. To be work friends, you
should act professionally around your
coworker friend.

5. It is imperative that you are respectful
with your coworker friend at all times in
the office. Out of the office, you may
laugh at inside jokes and co-worker
friends’ quotes, or spend hours watching
films together drinking beer. However, it is
crucial that you treat each other as
professionals at work.

6. Yes, they may be your friend, but not at the
office. If something happens in your life
that you need to discuss, do not interrupt
their work. You can wait for your coffee
break or lunch break for that.

7. When it is a co-worker friend’s birthday
you want to be respectful to them, work is
not the time for partying. Instead, you can
quickly and respectfully give them a small
gift or birthday card to wish them the
best. If you are good friends, then later,
you may be invited to a proper birthday
bash, but this shouldn’t converse at the
office.

8. Just because you are friends doesn’t mean you
can use special privileges at work. Do not ask
your co-worker friends to do anything for you
that is out of their power. If you attempt to
take advantage of your coworkers’ abilities,
you will soon find that you will be making
enemies instead of coworker friends who are a
lot better to have.

9. When saying goodbye to a colleague
friend at the office, do not hug your friend
goodbye in the office. Showing
unnecessary affection can be disrespectful
to your co-workers and a little awkward
regarding saying goodbyes. If you are
close friends, then you can wait until you
leave the office together.

10. If you are close friends, then no doubt, you
will see your friend outside away from
work another time. If your job together is
over, you no longer have to worry about
the pressure of treating your friend as a
coworker at the office you can become
proper friends.

11. However for just another one of your
work buddies, the best way to say
goodbye to your coworker friend is to
give them a farewell letter. Make it
obvious you are still thinking of them
but in a very respectful manner.

12. When there is a company event or office
party, be sure to remember that you are
in the presence of your employers and co-
workers. Although you may not be on
working hours, it is still true that you
should behave with your coworker friends
the way you would normally do at the
office, rather than in your own spare time.

13. Do not consume too many alcoholic
beverages during office parties or
events and treat all your co-workers
with respect.

14. Another question to consider is whether
you will be friends with your colleagues
on Facebook. Adding your co-workers on
Facebook could be a slight breech of
etiquette. However, we do not see any
problem with adding co-workers on
Facebook as long as you aren’t
Facebooking each other on Facebook
during work hours.

15. The difference between friends and co-
workers is that there is a lot more
restrictions with your co-workers during
working hours, you may treat them how
you wish, but as we have seen from the
examples above being in the coworker
friend zone comes with a certain amount
of complication.

16. You can still be friends with your
colleagues; you are expected to behave in
a proper manner towards them which is
imperative for a healthy work life.
However some of the friends you meet a
work can be friends for life, and can help
you in a variety of different ways to live a
happy social life which can be vital.

17. Now that you have read our views of
being friends with your co-workers
what is your opinion, do you find these
tips at all helpful, or do you think that
they are too restrictive concerning
relationships with your coworkers?

18. Or you may believe that they are not
restrictive enough for employees who
may spend to much time being friendly
to work efficiently.

19. Please feel free to let us know what you
think, about whether there should be more
or fewer restrictions on employees and the
importance of the relationship between
themselves and their co-workers.

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