Re: Friends at work? (was: Good interview questions)

Subject: Re: Friends at work? (was: Good interview questions)
From: JIMCHEVAL -at- AOL -dot- COM
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 13:19:49 -0400

In a message dated 97-07-26 07:52:54 EDT, ckberg -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM (Cathy
Krusberg) writes:

<< I have very few friends, period; it would be an impressive
coincidence if one of them worked for the same employer.
This doesn't make me antisocial; it just means I'm more of
a thing person than a people person. >>
It could also mean you're very selective about who your friends are, and
careful about use of the word 'friend'.

Even though I always play the solitary curmudgeon on a project, I've somehow
accumulated solid relationships from each project (which came in handy when I
needed references lately). I don't hangout with these people or go to their
houses, but whatever you call such relationships, they've endured over years
and on a rock solid basis (and led to other work, too.)

That may be all an interviewer means by 'friends' and sufficient claim to
having made a few on the job. But some of us do use the word in its strict
sense with great care.

Jim Chevallier
Los Angeles
Currently available (freelance/contract)
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