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I can say from experience that where I work, I wouldn't have lasted long if I didn't get along with my coworkers. We, uh, even managed to run someone off because she didn't make any effort to get along. (Not my finest hour.) I work in an office full of women, and we are incredibly clannish and can be horrible to other people in our area one minute and defend them tooth and nail the next. One thing that always pulls the group together is food-- we feed people for leaving, for getting promoted, because it's a Tuesday-- and what really sticks out is when someone makes it themselves. That's our office, though; your mileage may vary.
I'm not saying make these people the be-all and end-all of your existence. You do have to work there, and you have a life outside of that job. Keep things light but not unprofessional. Just remember that you spend most of your waking hours with those people! Have a couple of work friends, maybe get a group together for a beer after a rough day. It doesn't hurt.
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Screw tradition!
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