Friendship In Friendship In Working PlaceWorking Place

Friendship-DefinitionFriendship-Definition

• Friendship is an in-Friendship is an in-depth relationship depth relationship (comfortable and (comfortable and relaxed) and it requires relaxed) and it requires meeting the needs of meeting the needs of both people involved.both people involved.

Friend-Main FeaturesFriend-Main Features

• It is someone who:It is someone who:– stands by a friend when in stands by a friend when in

need.need.– takes the time to listen.takes the time to listen.– He/She is willing to help.He/She is willing to help.– you trust and respect.you trust and respect.

Friendship-BenefitsFriendship-Benefits

• A strong friendship can boost A strong friendship can boost productivity and have a productivity and have a positive effect on company positive effect on company profitability. profitability.

• It can bring a feeling of It can bring a feeling of reliability, self-stem, loyalty reliability, self-stem, loyalty and share inside the and share inside the workplace.workplace.

Friendship Inside a Friendship Inside a Workspace-DownsideWorkspace-Downside

• Slacking off: Friendships can Slacking off: Friendships can cause employees to overlook cause employees to overlook or not report bad behavior.or not report bad behavior.

• Boundary issues: Employees Boundary issues: Employees who become friends on the job who become friends on the job may share too much personal may share too much personal information.information.

Friendship Inside a Friendship Inside a Workspace-DownsideWorkspace-Downside

• Supervisors also may see Supervisors also may see employees who are close employees who are close friends as more prone to being friends as more prone to being gossipers.gossipers.

• Friendships at work can be Friendships at work can be abusive and can cause a abusive and can cause a feeling of discomfort.feeling of discomfort.

Friendship-ImportantFriendship-Important

• Psychologists says that Psychologists says that they don't believe they don't believe workplace friendships workplace friendships are real. Since true are real. Since true friendships can't exist friendships can't exist when there are issues when there are issues such as money and such as money and status at play.status at play.

ConclusionConclusion

• Good friendships are important in Good friendships are important in many places and they should be many places and they should be implemented and preserved inside implemented and preserved inside our department and company.our department and company.

• But we should be always aware of But we should be always aware of the safety barriers and behavior the safety barriers and behavior when dealing with friends at work.when dealing with friends at work.

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