Is it a good idea to be friends with your boss or a key vendor?

<p>I invited James H. Lee, Rick Alcantara, and Atif Agha to share their experiences of the pros and cons of being friends at work.</p> <p>By the end of the conversation I felt like I am more cautious and see more downside to close friendships in the workplace than my co-panelists seemed to express. </p> <p>What do you think? Is being friends with the boss or a vendor a bad idea?</p> <p>Also of note - my stopwatch failed to start at the beginning of this conversation so I had to guess at 10 mins. Which, sadly, made this conversation a bit shorter than it could have been.  </p> <p>To learn about the participants, please visit their LinkedIn profiles: Atif Agha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atifagha/ James Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleeadvisor/  Rick Alcantara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickalcantara/ Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</p> <p>#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.</p> <p>#conflictofinterest #FriendsWithTheBoss #workethics</p>