I work in an office full of chatty coworkers. We’re a lively bunch. But it really doesn’t bother me. The gentle rumble of voices (and the occasional whooping laugh) is kind of soothing to me. I went to a client meeting yesterday, and their office was so quiet that I felt vaguely uncomfortable. But even(…)
It’s really important to have friends at work. Research indicates that work friends help to make us more productive, focused, happy, healthy, and engaged. Work is so much better when friends are involved! But what if you’re having trouble making friends at work? If that’s the case, here are a few tips: Keep trying –(…)
I recently saw an article in Training and Development magazine that kind of surprised me. It was about what people liked and disliked about their jobs. The things that people liked didn’t surprise me that much. (Who doesn’t like spending time with their cool coworkers?) But the things that people disliked did surprise me. I(…)
I’ve made some really great friends at work, and I love spending time with them. We laugh… we cry… we talk about what we watched on TV last night. OK, maybe we don’t actually cry all that often. But it does happen occasionally, and we’re always there to support each other. I feel really lucky(…)