If you turn a work acquaintance into a true confidant, you’ll have more fun at work—and improve your life too.
Friends make life better, and work is an easy place to meet potential friends for a simple reason: We spend a lot of our lives there. If you are fortunate enough to have a work friend who is also a real, rest-of-life friend, you score several upsides. These friends are “uniquely empathetic,” says Jessica Methot, assistant professor of human resource management at Rutgers University, “they make the workplace a lot more fun,” and they improve job performance as you gain access to information and networks.
