I'm a registered dietitian / licensed nutritionist and I work for a hospital. My job is pretty social since I work not only within the hospital itself, but also teach classes at the hospital's Wellness Center and see patients at the hospital's off-site Cancer Center and Cardiac Rehab centers.
It's been a real blessing in terms of helping me meet people; I moved here from New York four years ago and then moved again, within the same state, to a more rural area. If I didn't have 'work' friends, I think I'd feel isolated.
I'm in a long-term relationship, so dating is not an issue for me.
True Jaykay,
Times when I work from home I do miss those "work friends".
In the OP I was thinking of effect on dating, but I should ask the effect on people in commited relationships also.
I distribute hospitality soaps. Ladies, next time you lather up at the Motel 6...you might be lathering up with GP.
That position has afforded me several conventions (of sorts) and parties every year. I've been known to prowl some of these events, so it has had a positive effect on my sex life.
My employees are mostly women, but I won't date them...trouble.
The above, affords me much free time. I hire myself out as a reverse engineer on certain Aerospace products. Want to know how they built it, what metals were used?......hire GP.
That has no effect on social life.
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I'm a customer service rep for an ISP. So, I'm on the phone all the time... The thing is that I work second shift. So, I go to work in the afternoon and get off at like 10 p.m... So, there is absolutely nothing to do since I'm 20 I can go to the bar when I get off... So, yes work does affect my social life... It sucks... It also affects my dating life as well..
I am a Software Engineer and have to spend most of my time in front of the machine
I would love to be in a field where I have the opportunity to interact with people... my current profession, though i love it, is severely impairing my ability to meet new people and date
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Hmm, interesting. I'm a software engineer and spend the bulk of my day in front of a computer and not talking to people, but I kind of like it that way and some of the benefits of the job.
1. My hours are flexible so if I get in a little late or need to leave a little early it's a trivial matter.
2. I'd much rather be sitting at a desk in a comfortable office when I'm hungover than doing physical labor or a job where I have to be pleasant with customers on a regular basis.
3. When I was doing the online dating thing, being in front of a computer 40+ hours a week made that more convenient. Fortunately I have had employers that didn't watch everything you did online (or they did but didn't care).
The only thing that sucks right now is that I work your typical 9-5 (or for me more like 10-6) week, but my gf works mainly nights and weekends. That makes it a little harder for us to make plans to go out, but we still manage to get together often. I also don't mind just relaxing on the couch.
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I oversee the customer relations department in my company, and a little bit of sales/marketing. So I spent a lot of time in front of the computer and phone (9-5). I used to travel quite frequently, which I totally love. I love the fact that I could be in a different city every week (or two); meet different people; try different cuisines, etc. But since my car accident (job-related) recently, I won't be travelling anytime soon.
My bf has a typical 9-5 job as well but he travels every other week. We do get together whenever he's at home (= every night).
*Travelling (for business) isn't as glamorous as a lot of people might think.
Meet lots of people and schmooze a lot. Can "work" a room at a social gathering but usually do so relatively quickly, then leave as soon as I can do so gracefully. I don't want any "attachments" that are even remotely job related.
My wife was in the same business (she retired a few years ago) which is how we met, working for the same agency. She then promoted to another agency but still worked the same policy area I did. Once we weren't coworkers anymore, I asked her out and the rest is history.
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