Given how much time you spend working, many of the relationships you share with your colleagues can grow to resemble friendships you have outside of work. After all, you laugh and cry with your ...

It’s the kind of paradox that is all too common in the digital age: We’re more connected to one another than ever before, but the percentage of people who report having no close friends has quadrupled ...

Thinking about a breakup, a complicated friendship, dating, a divorce, doing none of the above? What’s on your mind? Send your own letter here – or to [email protected]. I’m struggling to navigate ...

On the surface, having a friend in the office seems like heaven on earth. You can openly gab about anything on your mind, you work better together, and it seems like you guys are a package deal. Not ...

“These are just jobs. Do not let them affect your mental health.” Just two in ten employees report having a best friend at work, according to recent Gallup data, and young people especially feel ...

According to a recent study, “It's a good idea for employees to form shared memories with their colleagues.” Grabbing dinner together or co-experiencing the stress of a tough quarter, can foster ...

Having closer work relationships can help us get ahead. Getting through the work week isn’t always easy, with its pressing deadlines, long meetings, and endless emails. Our jobs can leave us feeling ...

It’s time to bond outside the Zoom room with your co-workers. No, really. Slack is great and all, but a best friendship it does not make. “On a professional level, work friends can be trusted people ...

Anna Holmes, the incoming writer of Work Friend, shares what to expect from the column now that so many of our relationships with the office have changed. By Stefano Montali Times Insider explains who ...