Our Relationships @Work study revealed that 46% of professionals worldwide believe that work friends are important to their overall happiness. Read more: http://blog.linkedin.com/2014/07/08/work-bffs/

1. *Millennialsaredefinedasrespondentsages18-24andbabyboomersasages55-65.
-InApril2014LinkedInpartneredwithCensuswidetosurveymorethan11,500full-timeprofessionals
aroundtheworld.Respondentsbetweentheagesof18-65weresurveyedin14countriestobetter
understandhowfull-timeworkingprofessionalsviewrelationshipsatwork.
--JointheconversationbypostingyourworkselfieonLinkedIn.Youcanalsosharethem with
colleaguesonTwitterorFacebookusing#workBFF–We’llberetweetingthebestonesfrom @LinkedIn
onTwitter!
-Visithttp://blog.linkedin.com/2014/07/08/work-bffs/tolearnmoreabouttheLinkedIn
Relationships@WorkGlobalStudy.
-18% ofprofessionalssaythatfriendshipswithcolleaguesmakethem morecompetitiveintheircareers.
@Work
-51% of
professionalsin
Indonesiafeel
theirclosest
colleagues
understand
them better
ththanfriendsvs
9% inUK
-1in3professionalsin
Indiasaythattheir
closestcolleagues
understandthem
betterthantheir
partners
Relationships@Work:
Worldwide
-For18-24year-olds,friendshipsinthe
workplacemakethem feel:
Happy(57%)
Motivated(50%)
Productive(39%)
Friendships Work@
-51% stayintouchwithformercolleagues
-OnethirdofmillennialsVS5% ofbaby
boomersthinksocializingwithcolleagues
helpsthem moveupthecareerladder*
Loyalty@Work
#workBFF
BFF Buddy
Peer
Friend
Relationships
@Work
Webelievethatworkrelationshipsmakeyoubetter
inyourrole.Buthowandwhy?
-46% believefriendshipwithco-workers
makesthemhappier