The Hitchhi- I mean, Programmer's guide to making friends @ work
- go to your nearest workplace
- look around and find a co-worker that looks friendly
- print("Hello!")
- give a compliment of your choice: about a punny t-shirt, a project he's on... You name it
- engage in convo
- explore common interests
- continue talking some more
- sneak in that you plan a BBQ meetup next week
- close the convo on a good note after talking a bit more
- repeat the process from step 2 to step 9 on a different person
- when you get at least 4 people interested, open a chat group and choose a date
- a few days before the BBQ, buy some good beef, booze, sauces, buns, booze and veggies
- prepare some fun activities, such as: Wii Sports tournament, Mock job presentations, building the world's deadliest electric carousel, beer pong, et cetera etc.
- fire the BBQ grill
- realize you have no other grills
- try to interview new grills
- realize your huge mistake, and beg your old grill to come back to you after writing it an apology song (now available on Napster)
- shower a couple of hours beforehand, and wear some nice, but not too formal clothes
- enjoy, dude. enjoy.
- keep in contact @ work and on the group chat
- Benefit.
"Mum, I wanna go back hoooome!!!".