Tag: workplace friendships
Not Just Friends Anymore: A Disappointed Co-Worker
They’re not just friends anymore. A guy is disappointed by his co-worker and can’t imagine why she’s keeping him at a distance.
Too Friendly, Too Soon With the Office Gossip
A woman discovers she’s become too friendly with the office gossip and wonders how she can handle the dilemma.
Friendship by the Book: Getting Even by Sarah Rayner
Getting Even, a new novel by Sarah Rayner explores how jealousy can undermine a close friendship.
Need advice: I feel like a recluse at work
I am a 41-year-old female who is having a horrible time establishing cordial relationships at work. I do the best I can at my job (I am a social worker) and I get along with my supervisor.
When I first started my job, I would chitchat with coworkers sometimes. Then more and more, I became like a recluse. I go in, sit at my desk to do my job, and basically stay in my cubby.
When work and friendship are a volatile mix
Work and friendship can sometimes turn out to be a bad mix.
Friendship in Strange Places: Science Laboratories
I write a regular column called Mind Matters for the Science Magazine web site, ScienceCareers.org. My latest article, called The Complex Biochemistry of Laboratory Friendships describes some of the opportunities and perils posed by friendships in the workplace. Click here to read the article.
Friendship: Making It Work
A recent article in USA Today posed the question about whether or not friendships in the workplace are good or bad. It simply isn’t that simple.
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