The importance of office buddies :)
Having a steady job is great, but having amazing coworkers you can consider as friends is even better. Work doesn’t seem so much like work with them around. Challenges become more fun when you get to overcome them together.
Friendship in the workplace can be a wonderful thing. It can make the environment more enjoyable, foster teamwork, and create a support network.
The best things that come along with office buddies are: support and encouragement and we can also consider the office buddies to be our stress busters.
Those with close friends at the workplace experience lower levels of stress and burnout and are more motivated to go the extra mile.
Even though, friendships in the office are often overlooked. When you work in office environment, where a big part of the job involves going through hundreds of documents, answering emails, holding and attending meetings, having someone to outburst with, roll eyes or share a quick laugh with, can make life much more endurable.
As per a 2022 report, The Increasing Importance Of A Best Friend At Work, from workplace consulting and global research firm Gallup states: “Best friends at work drive outcomes because they’re more than a social connection or good relationship. The importance of work friends is having someone you can rely on through thick and thin. Someone who has your back and genuinely cares. These authentic friendships deepen employees’ sense of ownership for their work and enable employees to be more effective and sustainable, regardless of where or when they work.”
We at PROLOGIC FIRST have witnessed many such bonds and would encourage all others as well to have a buddy at work with whom the work life becomes even more beautiful.
Neha E Jacob
Manager- Human Resources at PROLOGIC FIRST
