Boosting productivity
Friendships and team spirit help a team face difficult challenges and overcome obstacles. A person's productivity receives an immediate boost if they work on a project with a friend rather than just a colleague. Thus, through friendship, team spirit is stronger and employees truly work as a team.
Loyalty and lower employee turnover
According to Business2Community, the loyalty of someone who has a close friend at work increases by several dozen percent. Friendships among employees thus keep high quality and experienced people at the company, even if they may be dissatisfied with some other aspects of their job.
Employee satisfaction
A satisfied employee is a quality and effective worker. Friendship at the workplace improves satisfaction on average by more than 50%.
Better health
From a statistical point of view, friendships at the workplace are good for employees' health. Those who have friends in their work collective are on average healthier. This might be connected to the fact that friends help each other face various challenges, and levels of stress in individual employees thus decrease.
Innovation
Friendships among employees are also a gateway to innovation and new ideas. As friends often talk about work even in their free time, together they can come up with a number of new ideas and solutions which they would simply not have time for during regular working hours.
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