(BUT STILL SURPRISING) Totally Obvious
Stats About Work Friendships 10

Have you ever made a
great friend through work?

According to our latest research:
You’re not alone.

Work relationships are not as
structured as they used to be.

of us spend more than
30 hours week with family of us spend more than 30 hours a week with colleagues 52% 91% Today, most of us spend more time with colleagues than our families

We trust our coworkers. trust
coworkers 87%

say the high opinion of
work friends and colleagues is important. 93% We value their respect.

We laugh with coworkers have
laughed with coworkers so hard they (almost) cried 73%

We lean on colleagues when
things get difficult at home say support from colleagues has helped them through a rough time 61%

”We are a family in
our office. We share the good and the bad, and sometimes things that we can’t share at home are shared here.” Fall 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker survey respondent

We share history and memories
with our coworkers of workers have shared stories from the past with colleagues 74%

Employees with friends are more
highly engaged 25+ Friends 6-25 Friends 1-5 Friends No Friends 69% Highly Engaged Highly Engaged Highly Engaged Highly Engaged 48% 37% 28%

Employees with friends are less
likely to jump ship NO YES NO YES YES NO 25+ Friends YES 21% NO 79% 30% 70% 38% 62% 42% 58% 6-25 Friends 1-5 Friends No Friends Would you take a new job if offered to you?

And work friendships make our
lives better: of employees say work relationships matter to their quality of overall life 89%

What are you doing to
encourage work friendships in your organization?

Social recognition is a proven
way to develop more meaningful work relationships.

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