Employees are struggling to connect with people at work, but forced togetherness isn’t the answer to this challenging problem.
A quarter of people across the globe feel lonely, according to an October Gallup survey, and the U.S. Surgeon General released a report warning that loneliness and isolation are now a “public health crisis.” In the workplace, this issue is also prevalent: A survey by Perceptyx found that four out of 10 employees feel very lonely at work. While remote workers were the most likely to feel lonely, in-person workers were struggling with connection, too.
