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Having friends in the office has always been good for employee morale, but now it looks like it could be even better for business.
Workplace friendships are key to employee engagement and job success, according to a recent report from management consulting company Gallup. The data indicated that having a best friend at work is strongly linked to business outcomes, including profitability, safety, inventory control and retention — and it’s in employers’ best interest to leverage these findings.
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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