Something’s been bugging me lately. I puzzled it out on the flight over. I spend almost 40% of my waking time at work (over 40, with commuting; 40/112, for the “standard” 40 hour work week). And I have iffy social connections at work. But if I’m going to spend that much time there, I need to connect with my coworkers. Because until and unless I start spending all my time hanging with the people I live with, there is no one I’ll be seeing more of.
i have an ok social connection with some of the geology grad students. my roommate is awesome, of course, but beyond the occasional get-together, i don’t feel much of a bond with the others. i run into the problem of taking the conversations too far or revealing too much information. perhaps i’m just not cut out for a P.C. environment.
You might want to try setting up some sort of communal lunch room, where—never mind.