You know who you are.

[BrilloPad]

Lonely Britain: five million people who have no real friends - Telegraph

[Gruffalo]

Lonely Britain: five million people who have no real friends - Telegraph

Why do you think we are here?

[mudskipper]

Why do you think we are here?

WHS.

[BrilloPad]

Why do you think we are here?

The stimulating, witty debate?

Its not for the pies as MF ate them all.

[vwdan]

Why do you think we are here?

+1 - In 10 years in the workplace I've got on with most people, but I've acquired a group of about 5 people from one particular workplace who I see every few months. Other than that, nothing apart from maybe being on Facebook.

Actually, I was invited to a BBQ by my last place a month ago, but that was the first non-work social thing they've done since I started there 3 years ago!

[BrilloPad]

+1 - In 10 years in the workplace I've got on with most people, but I've acquired a group of about 5 people from one particular workplace who I see every few months. Other than that, nothing apart from maybe being on Facebook.

Actually, I was invited to a BBQ by my last place a month ago, but that was the first non-work social thing they've done since I started there 3 years ago!

If you go to the BBQ it will afect your IR35 status.

Well that's my excuse for being Billy No-Mates.

[vwdan]

If you go to the BBQ it will afect your IR35 status.

Well that's my excuse for being Billy No-Mates.

I know you're being tongue in cheek, but I actually meant my last permie workplace - hence why I didn't really feel like I was going to miss out on the social element by contracting.

Actually, funnily enough, I've gone out to lunch with people (I.e, PM's, other contractors) way way more in the contracting world than I ever did in permie land.