&gt; Seems like this should be &quot;more time with your friends, less time with your colleagues&quot;? Unless your friends happen to live near where you work and you can meet up easier afterwards. Very situational.<p>&gt; but you shouldn&#x27;t be having dinner with your colleagues anyways, since you shouldn&#x27;t be at work at dinner time.<p>You&#x27;ve never become friends with any of your co-workers? I mean I&#x27;ve worked places where we&#x27;ve gone out for dinner on our own dime after work simply because we enjoy spending time with each other.