At the moment, colleagues tend to be among the few human beings we come across on a daily basis. And they can, sometimes, change status, from "colleagues' to "friends', particularly since making friends in the workplace increases the well-being and productivity of employees. Making friends, indeed very good friends, seems a good idea, to enlarge your private circle and increase social interactions. "The research is extremely clear that having friends at work has benefits," Yale School of Management's Marissa King told Axios media. Even if conversations don't fly high, and you don't solve the world's problems with your weather chats, making friends at work has direct consequences on mental health.

Source: The Star February 11, 2021 02:48 UTC