The office
The office is the second most common place to make friends (behind the neighborhood).
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:
- Data suggests workers with a “best friend” at work are more likely to stay at their job.
- Hybrid workers with a “best friend” at work dropped from 22% in 2019 to 17% in June.
Now corporations are taking it upon themselves to forge these relationships, scheduling in-person retreats, on-site training sessions, and virtual coffee chats.
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