Workplace Friendships: Good for Morale, Bad for Productivity - Workplace Wellness Blog by Wellergize



Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Workplace Friendships: Good for Morale, Bad for Productivity Survey explores workplace friendships. Ipsos Public Affairs in the United States conducted a survey recently on workplace friendships. The survey found that most believe a happy office is dependent on friendships within the workplace. Although 50% of respondents thought workplace buddies meant better teamwork, communication, and morale, about a third of respondents thought it increased productivity and performance. The survey also found that women thought friendships over the photocopier were okay, but felt that friendships in the workplace would interfere with their free time. In comparison, men did not feel this way as much. Managers are not that supportive of the idea of employees becoming best friends. Only 49% of managers were supportive of employees developing friendships. When respondents were questioned about the downside of workplace friendship, the following reasons were stated: gossip (44%) favoritism and the blurring of professional boundaries (37%), conflicts of interest (35%), making others feel uncomfortable, reduced productivity, openness, and company loyalty. In regards to social media 46% of American thought Facebook friends were appropriate, in comparison, 24% preferred LinkedIn. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-24 14:59:41 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Other posts tagged workplace friendships, coworkers, productivity, morale, teamwork, communication: · [49% of UK workers feel bullied at work] · [Being the new employee in an economic downturn] · [The World Cup in the workplace – no keeper can stop it] · [Screening out undesirable employees] · [Social networking increasingly part of the workplace environment] · [Flexibility attractive to workers] · [Interactive PAC-MAN Google doodle eats up millions of hours of workplace productivity] · [When it comes to the workplace, singles and only-children do not mix] · [Workplace friendships: a mixed blessing for employers, employees] · [Companies respond differently to increasing use of social networks] · [Online interactions have positive effects for real-life communities] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? Techvibes has four theories on what went wrong on the Telus FAQ fiasco Posted by: danica on 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Odds of death by drugs, alcohol, or sexual habits can be predicted by your job What you do for a living may shed light on how you will die Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-28 18:37:50 Alberta uses "immoral" incentives to deny WCB benefits to injured workers, says AFL Alberta WCB pays bonuses - averaging $5,600 a year - to staff who help the board reduce premiums. It also has highest workplace fatality rate. Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-25 20:23:37 American Cancer Society study also links sit-time to increased risk of death Yet another set of negative health outcomes that result from a sedentary lifestyle (see the blog tags at the end for more). Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 11:52:54 Employees with low literacy skills put selves, co-workers, and public at risk Conference Board of Canada publishes results of two-year survey that shows improving literacy can literally save lives in the workplace Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 00:01:41 \| Share: \| more	Social Tools: Visit our workplace wellness blog on Wellergize.ca for the latest industry trends, information, and some interesting timely tidbits. Connect with us: Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? The RCMP, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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