In 2009 the job portal Monster asked its users: Verbringen Sie Ihre Freizeit auch mit Kollegen? Do you also spend your free time with colleagues? In Germany, 33 percent answered that they strictly separate professional and private life. 40 percent said they now and then do something together as a group. 27 percent said their colleagues belong to their circle of friends. The survey was not representative. It reflects the views of Monster’s users.