Socialising with colleagues not a taboo

Socialising with colleagues not a taboo - SANDHYA.U

DO YOU hate socialising with your colleagues? How friendly can one be with their colleagues? Answers to these questions are not definitive in nature and the overall response of the individuals is divided for many believe that propriety demands that one's interaction with one's colleagues should be confined to the premises of workplace alone. It's high time to bid farewell to such archaic notions and start hanging out with your office buddies.
Some of the reasons given for not socialising with their colleagues are lack of time and energy after a hard day's work at office; too many responsibilities and external tasks that need to be handled by them that leave no place for socialising.
Middle-aged executives view socialising with colleagues as an opportunity to increase their networking. While socialising one tends to meet more people and those contacts might come handy in future.
Do not go running after your boss alone and don't confine yourself to your department alone, try mingling with everybody present there. Socialising with your colleagues and employees will make it easier for you to work with them. It will give you an opportunity to know them as individuals rather than as mere fellow employees. This will strengthen your relationship with them adding a new perspective to your knowledge about them.
Maintain etiquette and let those unofficial gatherings be a pleasant experience.
Get going now.