these two paragraphs stuck out for me > One study found that people with a “best friend” at work were seven times more likely to be engaged in their jobs. Furt

these two paragraphs stuck out for me > One study found that people with a “best friend” at work were seven times more likely to be engaged in their jobs. Furthermore, those who said they had friends at work felt more productive, stayed at their jobs longer, and reported higher job satisfaction. > At the end of another two-year study that focused specifically on remote work, over half of an experimental remote group decided not to continue working from home 100 percent of the time. This despite the fact that they were a full-day’s-worth more productive per week, took less sick time, and were 50% less likely to quit than their counterparts who stayed in the office. Why did they come back to the office? They felt too isolated. that matches my personal experience and wishes. The best times of my working career was working with people who became my best friends. Sadly the last that happened was 12 years ago and now that I'm older it seems much harder to make close friends with coworkers I know everyone is different but I find it interesting that so many on HN and else where actively try to avoid making friends and work. ymmv