Interning And Your Social Life
Is it OK for friends and family to call or visit me at the workplace?
What if I am asked to do something that interferes with my social plans?
Is it OK to hang out socially with my fellow interns?
It's a great thing to hang out with interns. These interns will hopefully be your colleagues in many ways for the rest of your life because they're interested in the same sort of things. They can be a great network of people to get to know. I absolutely think that you should hang out with them. Go out to dinner with them after work. Have lunch with them during work. Socialize with them. That's really important.
Is it OK to hang out socially with staffers from my workplace?
Is it OK to date other interns?
Fine. You know, if you want to. Don't bring it into the office though.
Is it OK to date staffers?
No. There are so many things wrong with that. Don't date a staffer. No, no, no, no, no. If I were you I would not date staffers, because it can be very awkward. It makes it awkward not only for you and the staffer, but for the entire working environment that you're in. It's very unprofessional.
Is it OK to talk about my social life at work?
You want to humanize yourself. You don't want to be just some intern. It's fine to say “ Hey, the other night I saw a movie and went out to dinner. I really liked the movie. Oh, did you see 30 Rock? I loved that episode. Oh, you watched that too? That's great.” and not “Oh man, last Friday night, there was such a party! I got smashed!” Keep that not in the work place.
Is it OK to invite people from work into my social scene?
What if I run into someone from my office in a social setting?
There's nothing you can do about that. Say 'hi', and don't ignore them, because that's awkward. And then, just move along your separate, and you know you can introduce them to your friends or whatever but then move along. You don't have to spend the whole night with them.
