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Infographic: Why making friends at work is good for us (and how to do it)

Many people frown upon the thought of mixing their private lives with their work lives.

They are content with coming in, getting the job done while keeping interactions strictly professional, then avoiding all personal contact with workmates outside of the office, sometimes believing this is the best way to focus on productivity.

However, several studies have revealed reasons why having work friends is important to a more productive, healthier worklife.

These are some benefits of having friends at work:

Having work friends boosts job satisfaction by 50%

According to a study by Gallup, employees feel more satisfied with their jobs when they have friends at work. In fact, employees who have best friends in the office are 21% more likely to feel the drive to do what they do best each day.

It also makes you healthier

Apart from the above, a Harvard research found that loneliness can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Interestingly, it was also found that people with 25 friends in their network had 20% less fibrinogen levels (blood-clotting protein) as compared to those with five friends.

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