( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to foster friendships.” The surgeon general has said there’s a loneliness epidemic in America. [CutID: <Cuts> WORK-FRIENDS-house-q-TUEpm.mp3 Time: 20s Title: WORK-FRIENDS-house-q-TUEpm Out-cue: to foster friendships] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Many workplaces are creating groups and events to help employees find friends who share their interests. Experts urge […]
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Work friends can be hard to find. How to combat loneliness in the workplace
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to foster friendships.”
The surgeon general has said there’s a loneliness epidemic in America.
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Time: 20s
Title: WORK-FRIENDS-house-q-TUEpm
Out-cue: to foster friendships]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Many workplaces are creating groups and events to help employees find friends who share their interests. Experts urge employees themselves to work at communicating more with colleagues. A simple hello could be the beginning of the end of loneliness.
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VERBATIM: For many people, that includes a lack of friendships at work. Remote work has intensified loneliness in the workplace. Experts say friendships and a sense of belonging are vital to employees’ happiness. And also to companies’ success. Some organizations are rethinking their physical spaces to foster friendships.