Have you ever made a good friend at work? 95% of us have. Learn how these relationships shape company culture in our latest Workforce Mood Tracker research report.

1. (BUT STILL SURPRISING)
Totally Obvious
Stats About Work
Friendships
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2. Have you ever made a
great friend through work?

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

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

5. 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

6. We trust our coworkers.
trust coworkers 87%

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

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

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

10. ”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

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

12. 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%

13. 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?

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

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

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

17. Read more in our Globoforce
“Workforce Mood Tracker Report”.
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