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Let’s face it.  If you work someplace long enough, you will develop friendships with some of the people who are also your work colleagues.  In some instances, we end up developing very close friendships with one or two people that we have met through work.  The question is, even though you have this really great friendship at work, should you take that friendship out of the work realm and bring it closer to your private world? Of course, in situations like this, I think it would come down trust.  Do you trust that friend who is both a colleague at work and a personal friend will be able to keep the two situations separate if needed.  For example, if you both work in the same department, and you are both up for promotion, you get the promotion but not your friend.  Can you trust that your friend will not allow your success to affect both your work and personal friendship?  Another thing to consider in situations where a work friend has crossed over to being a personal friend, is whether that friend/colleague will be able to keep personal things that you share with them about your life, out of the office.  You certainly don’t want personal issues becoming fodder for office gossip.  If you do have one of these rare and unique friendships develop, one way to ensure that you sustain a lasting friendship is to always have mutual respect for those work/personal life boundaries.  Knowing and respecting those boundaries will provide both of you with the security and comfort you need to perform as colleagues at work, while keeping your personal relationship outside of work intact.  Having a friend and ally at work could enrich your work experience.  A good work ally can keep you sane, and help turn difficult days into manageable ones.  If you have one of these unique friendships, we would like to hear from you.  Feel free to leave a comment below. http://www.gossipsecretaries.com/blog/item/friendships_at_work_and_beyond/