[dkersten]

> The rest is chatting and socializing. I like it.

The problem I have with this is that I don't really get to choose who I can chat and socialize with -- I like my work colleagues, but they're not my main social circle and never will be because I find it unhealthy if your colleagues are your core friends since if you ever want or need to leave (or get fired), it makes it all the more painful and makes an already stressful situation even more stressful. I'm a firm believer that you should enjoy the company of the people you work with, but that you should have a strong social life outside of work too so that you don't feel socially trapped in that job.

[PunchTornado]

depends on the type of work. if you're in tech and you change jobs every 3 years, yes that's harder. but in medical people stay much much longer, 20-30 years. Most of my team has been here over 10 years. It's seems stupid not to create strong friendships.