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susan silva
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« on: March 19, 2010, 05:29:25 am » |
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Do you keep in contact with past co-workers?
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gee4
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 09:41:29 am » |
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Susan,
Having worked in various companies, it is hard to keep in touch, but I think it all depends if you have made friends or just acquaintances.
Right now the people I valued in my last company have not kept in touch. In fact one in particular took 4 days to get back to me despite me saying I would call on a particular date and time to arrange to meet up. Her excuse was she was too busy and forgot. In my book that's just plain lazy. I have never forgotten to call or been too busy for anyone.
I have met a great bunch of girls in my current workplace as a result of our departments going out in December for Christmas lunch. One in particular I have been out with a few times and there's a crowd of us going to Dublin this weekend. That said, when you leave a place of employment it is hard to keep in touch because sometimes the only thing you have in common is work.
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Cathy S
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 09:59:42 am » |
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I have kept in touch with a few colleagues - usually the ones I was frineds with outside the office too. The contact isn't as regular as it might be but it is always positive when it happens.
What surprised me more about my last employment is the number of people who have actively maintained contact with me - previously I have been the driver.
Cathy
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msmarieh
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 06:00:10 pm » |
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I'd say I've kept in touch with one or two people from most of the companies I have worked at... Agreed with the others though, it's usually someone I was friendly with outside the office before I left.
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peaches2160
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2010, 04:47:28 am » |
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I am finding more and more past coworkers are finding me on sites like LinkedIn and Facebook. I have 4 former coworkers I keep in touch with on a fairly regular basis and meet for lunch every now and then. I guess it does depend on what you have in common. I am not one to socialize outside of work with coworkers much. I try to keep work and personal life separated.
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rose.winter1980
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« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2010, 12:52:23 pm » |
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I have kept in regular contact with a few past co-workers over the years. I must say, though, that the friendships have grown more outside work than whilst we were at work. The contacts range from phone calls, letters and emails to meals, holidays and stopovers in our respective homes. Work is a topic we discuss from time to time, although not to the exclusion of other things. We're all very different people, but we have enough shared interests to help the friendships along.
That said, my family commitments are quite extensive, so these friendships don't happen often. On the whole, too, I prefer to keep my work and personal lives fairly separate.
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geminigirl
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2010, 12:12:07 pm » |
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I've kept in touch with a few co-workers, some more regularly than others but, as others have said, it depends on if they were friends or acquaintances at that particular company.
One, I'm pleased to say, is now a friend of over 15 years standing. This particular lady I started temping for years ago when she had very little respect for temps because she was always being sent those below standard by the agencies (she was very surprised I could even type over 30 wpm!) and later asked me to take on her role when she was going out of the country on extended leave! I consider that she taught me everything I know about being a good secretary / PA / getting-things-done-person!!
Other friendships have come & gone but this one endures!
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movinonup
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2010, 01:00:51 pm » |
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I regularly meet a woman who retired from my current company a few years ago. She is a very dear lady, and I value her friendship. We go to breakfast or lunch on the weekend.
I have been calling to check on a gal that was laid off from my company earlier this year, since she was in a very fragile state and didn't have much income. We left it that she would call me next time, but it's not happening. She seems to think I'm too busy for her, but I really care about her, and don't want her to get depressed.
I still keep in touch with 2 colleagues from a company I worked for until 2000. One I have lunch with now and then, the other we e-mail back and forth.
I would like to look up some old co-workers on LinkedIn myself. That's a good idea!
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officewiz
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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2010, 07:16:22 pm » |
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I generally don't stay in contact with past coworkers. The primary reason is that many times they are in contact with other former or current coworkers and what might be candidly said can become grist for the rumor mill.
For those few I have remained in contact with, I make it a point to avoid the mention of anything going on at work except to say it's busy, thereby side stepping trouble all together.
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