<p>The office is the second most common place to make friends (behind the neighborhood).</p><p>But, with only 34% of knowledge workers in the US working in-office full time, that’s likely to change. A couple of recent findings highlight why this is bad news for corporations:</p><ul><li>Data suggests workers with a “best friend” at work are more likely to stay at their job.</li><li>Hybrid workers with a “best friend” at work dropped from 22% in 2019 to 17% in June.</li></ul><p><em>Now corporations are taking it upon themselves to forge these relationships, scheduling in-person retreats, on-site training sessions, and virtual coffee chats.</em></p>

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<ul><li>A recent survey found US workers consider <strong>relationships with co-workers to be one of the least important factors of job satisfaction. Work-life balance and compensation ranked highest.</strong></li><li><strong>Gen Z values work friendships the most</strong>, with 16% of 18-25-year-olds saying it’s the most important factor in job satisfaction.</li></ul>

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