Some people think a job not only provides income but also a social life. Others think social life should not be developed with the people at work. Discuss both views and give your opinion with relevant examples.
In contemporary times, professional pursuits afford not only financial receipts but also pave the way for creating social connections. However, a sizable lobby completely refutes the former notion and resents use of professional associations for the development of personal bonds.
To start with, professionals, by virtue of work, spend long hours in their cubicles, their overwhelming work obligations keep them engaged; thus, leaving little time for them to vent their feelings, socialize with others outside their workplace. Another aspect is that the occupational endeavors are undertaken for the achievement of common organizational goals, owing to which the personnel face challenges together, celebrate the professional achievements, thereby fostering bonds between them automatically. Additionally, engaging in social life with one another allows co-workers to foster a better understanding, which is relatively difficult to create otherwise. Such an aspect highlights the fact that creating social interaction with colleagues is obvious, and a necessity as well.
Notwithstanding the former notion, there is a sizable lobby that perceives social intermingling with fellow workers such as sharing meals or merry making tends to develop affinity which at times become harmful for professional environment and performance. When coworkers engage in a non-professional paradigm, they tend to either start taking each other casually - which might hinder their professional approach towards their work, or use personal information about each other as a way to coerce others - which could sometimes mean shifting of the burden of work on them. In both ways, the performance of the staff gets hampered.
Overall, I feel, today, when people are overloaded with professional obligations that compel them to spend most of their day among their colleagues, they rarely have time to socialize with others. Thus, developing amicable relat
