<ul><li>Workers in the US are reportedly caring less about having 'work besties' and are avoiding making friends at work due to wanting to keep personal and work lives separate.</li><li>Less than 25% of surveyed workers said they had stayed at a job because of a 'work bestie'.</li><li>Factors such as remote work, higher turnover, layoffs, and general structural instability were cited as reasons for finding it harder to make friends at work in recent polls.</li><li>The perceived value of friendships at work may be declining as workplaces evolve in a post-lockdown world.</li></ul>

Is the workplace less friendly? Employees say they care less about having ‘work besties.’

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