befriend my coworkers

I had lunch a couple weeks ago with another coworker. It was amicable enough, but it became clear that we’re just too different to have much to talk about. I’m at a different stage of life from most of my coworkers, do it is difficult sometimes.

Tuesday I had lunch with my boss and we discussed some rather NSFW topics. I like that I can connect with my boss on a personal level even though our lifestyles and life choices are very different. I’m also starting to feel more like I belong here, and starting to be a little more social, going to more office gatherings and such. It is a goodness.

I loaned The Female Thing to my boss last week. Hopefully we’ll have a chance to discuss it. At my jobs, the best relationship was always with my boss. I guess this job will be no different.

One of my best work environments was that at BASF. When I was bored with working, I’d sit in a coworker’s office and chat for half an hour. I got along well with almost all of my coworkers. I made it a point to sit and chat with each of them at least once. In this company, I don’t really socialise with anyone. It’s partially because of having worked in the restaurant business (all work, no play when you’re on the clock), and partially because I felt so very behind when I first started here. Now I think I should make myself some friends.