[Pinkthinker]

I’ve had a few really close work friends over the years. I even met my wife at work.

I agree with the notion that you should be careful about letting many work people know your personal business. However, close teams do work better together and good friendships make work so much more pleasurable and enrich your life. Part of the problem is that our work relationships are a huge part of our job and we need to manage them carefully. But all you have to do is look at people in working class jobs where the relationships have no impact on the job, and you see what great camaraderie they often have. I miss that.