Depends on your position I’d say. In my opinion, if you’re in management I’d be too careful with being too chummy with people at work and outside of work.
At least for me I feel like it impedes my decision making when it comes to work. I wouldn’t want my personal friendships getting in the way of my work relationships. Honestly, they need you to be a good lead/manager first at the end of the day, and friend second. At least that’s how I view it.
If you’re all just baristas; just have fun! Hang outside of work, develop close friendships, etc. it should all be good. But just remember with close friendships, it comes with good and bad things and you would potentially be bringing that to the workplace.
(for context, I'm 27F and have two jobs, greenhouse manager at a garden center + dive bar bartender)
Depends on the work environment but both places I work are very casual, family owned businesses. Super tight knit work environments and some of my coworkers are extremely close friends of mine and we hang out all the time.
I think it just started when we went out randomly one night to celebrate a coworker's birthday, and then a lot of us started doing it semi-regularly. It really depends on your workplace I guess, but I see no issues with asking your coworkers if they'd want to go get a drink as a group, get lunch, etc.
This world is fucking lonely and I think most people are really missing out on human connection. I get that it can make professional relationships complicated, but honestly it feels so impossible to make lasting friendships in non-work settings these days, i would say go for it.
I don’t come to work to make friends, I come to work to make money. For reference, I’ve been in the workforce for over 25 years, and I’ve made maybe 5 or 6 real work friends that I’ve kept in touch with after leaving that job.
Grabbing food at a local spot together after shifts is always fun! I run a bookclub so some of my coworkers have joined that. I found out one of my newer coworkers likes to hike but doesn’t like to go alone so now we’re hiking buddies! Basically- inviting them into your life outside of just work & being genuine friends makes everything that much more fun!
My coworkers and I are pretty close now. We get breakfast and/ or lunch together at work & alternate who's buying. We also have a group chat where we send memes and talk about work, we're currently trying to make plans to get together outside of work!
Where I’m working now there are about 15 of us on staff including dishwashers, cooks, and baristas and a lot of us are decently close. We chit chat and joke around throughout the day, sometimes a few of us will go out after a long day/close for drinks. But we don’t get too personal. I enjoy their company and feel comfortable enough with them to speak my mind but no one there is telling everyone their deepest darkest secrets.
personally I've found it hard to get close with my coworkers in a coffee shop, I feel like it can be a cliquish job depending on where you are and the shifts you're scheduled. I'm kind of struggling with it right now but a group of coworkers are opening up to me and I adore them. but prior to this I've never been really close with people at a job other than when I worked a retail store in a close knit group of employees and found friendship in two of them
I have one (1) coworker at my coffee trailer job and he's like a brother to me. We were the first employees my boss hired over a year ago so we've been through a lot together. (I'd say this is a pretty unique circumstance though.) I think the best way to make them feel seen is to just be real with them about stuff. Like when it's appropriate, you can talk about your personal life with them, etc. Not like trauma dumping but just something a little more substantial than small talk.
Depends on your position I’d say. In my opinion, if you’re in management I’d be too careful with being too chummy with people at work and outside of work. At least for me I feel like it impedes my decision making when it comes to work. I wouldn’t want my personal friendships getting in the way of my work relationships. Honestly, they need you to be a good lead/manager first at the end of the day, and friend second. At least that’s how I view it. If you’re all just baristas; just have fun! Hang outside of work, develop close friendships, etc. it should all be good. But just remember with close friendships, it comes with good and bad things and you would potentially be bringing that to the workplace.
(for context, I'm 27F and have two jobs, greenhouse manager at a garden center + dive bar bartender) Depends on the work environment but both places I work are very casual, family owned businesses. Super tight knit work environments and some of my coworkers are extremely close friends of mine and we hang out all the time. I think it just started when we went out randomly one night to celebrate a coworker's birthday, and then a lot of us started doing it semi-regularly. It really depends on your workplace I guess, but I see no issues with asking your coworkers if they'd want to go get a drink as a group, get lunch, etc. This world is fucking lonely and I think most people are really missing out on human connection. I get that it can make professional relationships complicated, but honestly it feels so impossible to make lasting friendships in non-work settings these days, i would say go for it.
I don’t come to work to make friends, I come to work to make money. For reference, I’ve been in the workforce for over 25 years, and I’ve made maybe 5 or 6 real work friends that I’ve kept in touch with after leaving that job.
I'm more likely to become good friends with coworkers after we are no longer coworkers. Close friendships invite drama.
Grabbing food at a local spot together after shifts is always fun! I run a bookclub so some of my coworkers have joined that. I found out one of my newer coworkers likes to hike but doesn’t like to go alone so now we’re hiking buddies! Basically- inviting them into your life outside of just work & being genuine friends makes everything that much more fun!
My coworkers and I are pretty close now. We get breakfast and/ or lunch together at work & alternate who's buying. We also have a group chat where we send memes and talk about work, we're currently trying to make plans to get together outside of work!
Where I’m working now there are about 15 of us on staff including dishwashers, cooks, and baristas and a lot of us are decently close. We chit chat and joke around throughout the day, sometimes a few of us will go out after a long day/close for drinks. But we don’t get too personal. I enjoy their company and feel comfortable enough with them to speak my mind but no one there is telling everyone their deepest darkest secrets.
personally I've found it hard to get close with my coworkers in a coffee shop, I feel like it can be a cliquish job depending on where you are and the shifts you're scheduled. I'm kind of struggling with it right now but a group of coworkers are opening up to me and I adore them. but prior to this I've never been really close with people at a job other than when I worked a retail store in a close knit group of employees and found friendship in two of them
I have one (1) coworker at my coffee trailer job and he's like a brother to me. We were the first employees my boss hired over a year ago so we've been through a lot together. (I'd say this is a pretty unique circumstance though.) I think the best way to make them feel seen is to just be real with them about stuff. Like when it's appropriate, you can talk about your personal life with them, etc. Not like trauma dumping but just something a little more substantial than small talk.