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Q: How often do you socialize with team members outside of work?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Once a month" (26%)

Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
26%

Gender

Male

Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
25%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
16%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
28%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

32%
Once a month

Native American answered Once a month the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian answered Multiple times a week the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
27%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Multiple times a week
12%
Once a week
19%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
20%
Never
24%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Multiple times a week
14%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
22%
Once a quarter
17%
Never
29%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
28%
Once a quarter
20%
Never
24%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Multiple times a week
13%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
32%
Once a quarter
16%
Never
22%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Multiple times a week
11%
Once a week
16%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
27%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

38%
Never

Admin answered Never the most among all other departments.

Legal answered Multiple times a week the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
23%
Never
26%
Answered by 5,000+ working in Engineering department
Multiple times a week
8%
Once a week
19%
Once a month
31%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
20%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
Multiple times a week
11%
Once a week
20%
Once a month
27%
Once a quarter
19%
Never
23%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
25%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Multiple times a week
17%
Once a week
23%
Once a month
27%
Once a quarter
17%
Never
16%
Answered by 500+ working in Executive department
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
19%
Never
28%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
15%
Once a month
22%
Once a quarter
16%
Never
38%
Answered by 100+ working in Admin department
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
31%
Once a quarter
23%
Never
18%
Answered by 500+ working in Business Development department
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
16%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
28%
Answered by 100+ working in Finance department
Multiple times a week
12%
Once a week
19%
Once a month
21%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
26%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Multiple times a week
12%
Once a week
16%
Once a month
22%
Once a quarter
18%
Never
32%
Answered by 500+ working in Customer Support department
Multiple times a week
8%
Once a week
15%
Once a month
33%
Once a quarter
25%
Never
19%
Answered by 500+ working in HR department
Multiple times a week
8%
Once a week
12%
Once a month
20%
Once a quarter
24%
Never
36%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Multiple times a week
7%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
21%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
34%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Multiple times a week
14%
Once a week
19%
Once a month
23%
Once a quarter
18%
Never
26%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

48%
Never

61-65 answered Never the most among all other age groups.

46-50 answered Multiple times a week the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Multiple times a week
18%
Once a week
23%
Once a month
24%
Once a quarter
13%
Never
22%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Multiple times a week
12%
Once a week
23%
Once a month
27%
Once a quarter
17%
Never
21%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
28%
Once a quarter
20%
Never
24%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
15%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
25%
Never
26%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Multiple times a week
6%
Once a week
13%
Once a month
23%
Once a quarter
27%
Never
31%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Multiple times a week
4%
Once a week
12%
Once a month
22%
Once a quarter
26%
Never
36%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
Multiple times a week
5%
Once a week
10%
Once a month
18%
Once a quarter
29%
Never
38%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Multiple times a week
4%
Once a week
10%
Once a month
16%
Once a quarter
24%
Never
46%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Multiple times a week
6%
Once a week
6%
Once a month
19%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
48%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Multiple times a week
15%
Once a week
11%
Once a month
11%
Once a quarter
24%
Never
39%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

33%
Never

Some college answered Never the most among all other education levels.

Master's answered Multiple times a week the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Multiple times a week
18%
Once a week
20%
Once a month
21%
Once a quarter
13%
Never
28%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
22%
Once a quarter
18%
Never
33%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
16%
Once a month
23%
Once a quarter
20%
Never
31%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
25%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Multiple times a week
8%
Once a week
15%
Once a month
27%
Once a quarter
25%
Never
25%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
30%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
23%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

30%
Never

Over 10 Years answered Never the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Multiple times a week
14%
Once a week
22%
Once a month
23%
Once a quarter
12%
Never
29%
Answered by 500+ with Entry Level experience
Multiple times a week
14%
Once a week
21%
Once a month
27%
Once a quarter
15%
Never
23%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Multiple times a week
12%
Once a week
20%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
20%
Never
22%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
19%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
24%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Multiple times a week
7%
Once a week
13%
Once a month
24%
Once a quarter
26%
Never
30%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

39%
Never

Minneapolis answered Never the most among all other locations.

Denver answered Multiple times a week the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
14%
Once a month
24%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
32%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Multiple times a week
8%
Once a week
15%
Once a month
26%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
29%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
13%
Once a month
29%
Once a quarter
23%
Never
25%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Multiple times a week
7%
Once a week
12%
Once a month
22%
Once a quarter
27%
Never
32%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Multiple times a week
6%
Once a week
17%
Once a month
23%
Once a quarter
26%
Never
28%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Multiple times a week
14%
Once a week
14%
Once a month
14%
Once a quarter
29%
Never
29%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Multiple times a week
8%
Once a week
12%
Once a month
24%
Once a quarter
23%
Never
33%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
20%
Once a month
27%
Once a quarter
20%
Never
24%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Multiple times a week
6%
Once a week
11%
Once a month
22%
Once a quarter
22%
Never
39%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
19%
Once a month
27%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
24%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
20%
Once a quarter
21%
Never
32%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Multiple times a week
19%
Once a week
13%
Once a month
32%
Once a quarter
13%
Never
23%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Multiple times a week
10%
Once a week
18%
Once a month
28%
Once a quarter
23%
Never
21%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Multiple times a week
8%
Once a week
16%
Once a month
25%
Once a quarter
23%
Never
28%
Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle
Multiple times a week
9%
Once a week
16%
Once a month
28%
Once a quarter
23%
Never
24%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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