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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spinozajack" data-source="post: 6604902" data-attributes="member: 6794198">I'm the opposite in some ways. I play D&D at the office in a revolving door of players and DMs (we alternate), there are 5 groups who play and we're all having a blast playing 5th edition generally. I however do not mix work relationships with personal ones. I used to, but then I learned my lessons. Actually a few years ago I started into a pathfinder group through work and it was great fun, then some big life events happened around town and it drove a wedge between two factions, to the point of the work environment was affected and things got awkward until eventually one guy quit (he was a young lad but he had other issues to sort out). This time around, when one of the girls in my group tried to add me to facebook I politely declined saying that I prefer not to make my home life and close friends merge with my colleagues, because there is such a thing as too much information, and I don't necesserily want every thing I write or say to possibly be scrutinized or get back to me. Work is political, and someone that you may enjoy playing D&D with you might disagree violently on politics. But you still need to get along at the office, while being able to still share your opinions and thoughts with your friends. So it's best to keep some things separate, and it's not D&D because I could care less. If someone looked down on me for that I'd ask them if they watch football or played poker or risk or watched the lord of the rings or the avengers and then let them have it. But instead I don't even have discussions with buttwipes like that, I just ignore them unless I have to interact with them and then I do so in a courteous and professional manner. But I disdain fake friendships and mixing work and home life. I think it's unwise to have colleagues let alone your boss on your facebook. Not so much for fear of them commenting on something you wrote or using that against you, but because you will find yourself censoring your own thoughts and ideas by playing politics. Why on earth would I want to do that? Your boss is not your friend, your colleagues should be kept at arm's length, unless of course you are really friends but even then, be ware! Things can turn ugly and interpersonal fallouts can affect work, and work's already hard enough as it is, so why add potential fuel to the fire and make your life more complicated. It's complicated enough. D&D however is simple. If you have a boss who looks down on it, smile and be polite then immediately cease chit chatting with them about it. Keep a PDF on your PC with the rules instead of open on your desk and work on your campaign that way.</blockquote>

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