You do tend to socialise with your watch, when I was at LATCC we all tended to go out together, play 5 a side after an early shift etc. It all depends where you are posted, At the larger units then you will socialise with your colleagues, however that will also depend on where they live as they could be 30 miles east and you could be 30 miles west. Smaller units may be a bit different, but due to the nature of shift work and being off at the same time as your colleagues the it is only natural that yo mix with them.
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