Some of the best relationships in ny life have been with people I've worked with. It's the one thing I miss a lot since we started working from home.

Still not worth going into the office, lol. The freedom is too good. But working from home does sort of mess up the work/life balance. I'm basically always on call these days and don't have a set routine.

Sometimes that means not working much for a day or two and then working until 11pm on others. Whereas at the office I typically left at a quarter to 5 and turned work off in my brain until tomorrow 9:30am after the first coffee at work.

Having said all that, I encourage people to try and be friendly with their coworkers. Networking and friendships are valuable things. Both for your career and also just fulfillment. I found that the consistently best way to get raises and promotions in a company is simply to have most people you interact with like you.

And that really isn't hard to do, just takes a bit of authentic conversation and positive vibes. Seriously. If you want to make more money and advance your career - be likeable. It will get you a magnitude more than hard work alone. (Although of course hard work doesn't hurt)