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Why it can feel difficult to make authentic friendships at work
Why it can feel difficult to make authentic friendships at work

By Marissa King (2021)

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Written by Neil Wainwright
Updated over 2 years ago

Most of us don’t have many close friends at work. We consider most of the people we work with coworkers or strangers. On average, people have five friends at work, but we usually don’t count them among our nearest and dearest. Only 15% meet the criteria of a “real friend.” Put differently, most people only have one real friend at work. Why is it so hard to have friends at work? And if it is so hard, is it even worth it?

By Marissa King for Fast Company
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