5:01 And Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work

Re:5:01 And Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work by PakG1 on Friday September 15, 2023 @12:32AM (#37518466)

I think this perspective is easier when one is single, certainly not married, and CERTAINLY without kids. Before I was married, I'd be annoyed if married friends weren't as free-spirited as I was in terms of hanging out late. Even if we all had full-time jobs, come on, what makes you so busy, let's do stuff!

After I got married, I understood what everyone was too nice to tell me. Hey, you're cool and fine, but... no, thanks. After my daughter was born? I'm spending all my time with her, except for the times my wife is happy that I go play basketball or tennis so that I don't fall unhealthily out of shape. It is crazy how quickly my switch flipped after marriage, and then flipped even more extreme after having a kid.

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Re:5:01 And Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work by jayd16 on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:19AM (#37518770)

Well, again, I'm suggesting using work hours not extra hours. People seem against the idea entirely.

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Re:5:01 And Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work by PakG1 on Friday September 15, 2023 @04:36AM (#37520147)

Well, I suppose the question then would be getting buy-in from leadership. That’s a completely different force to change and is complex for its own reasons.

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Re:5:01 And Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work by stephen_g on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:25AM (#37518807)

The OP's solution seems to solve this problem though - if it's the last hour of 'work time' then people can stay for at least that hour and then if they have to leave at the normal time, they can.

If the socialisation time is always outside work hours, then yeah, people with young kids will basically never come.

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