10 totally obvious (but still surprising) stats about work friendships
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(BUT STILL SURPRISING)
Totally ObviousStats About Work
Friendships
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Have you ever made a great friend through work?
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
91% 52%
Today, most of us spend more time with colleagues than our families
We trust our coworkers.
trust coworkers87%
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) cried73%
We lean on colleagues whenthings get difficult at home
say support from colleagues has helped them through a rough time61%
”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 pastwith colleagues74%
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
NO YES
YES
NO YES
NO YES 25+ Friends 21% 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 life89%
What are you doing to encourage work friendships in your organization?
Social recognition is a proven way to develop more meaningful
work relationships.
Read more in our Globoforce “Workforce Mood Tracker Report”.
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