There is a fine line between a friendly, social atmosphere where I feel free and comfortable asking questions, and a distracting, unproductive atmosphere. Yesterday, I felt like that line was crossed. I felt like I got very little work done, due to unstoppable complaining and lab drama that I won't describe in detail, but that has to do with not all the grad students in the lab getting along.
To be fair, I like drama to an extent. It entertains me, it makes my life more fun, and it keeps me from having to invent drama. I think if there were no drama I would make some up just to amuse myself. But I don't like it when drama becomes destructive or distracting. Sometimes I think I'm being insensitive, because I am just new and I will maybe complain just as much in the future; other times I just think other people need to be more easy going, at least professionally.
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