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How to be Less Lonely at Work | Christine vs. Work
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- Harvard Business Review
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- May 25, 2026
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- 618
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How to be Less Lonely at Work | Christine vs. Work 20 Apr 2021 --- ๐๐ช๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ผ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ! โจ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend โจ Loneliness at work is a major predictor of burnout. But how do you turn co-workers into genuine friends? What do work friendships look like? And how do they differ from the โnormalโ friendships you make outside of work? To combat loneliness, Innovation Editor Christine Liu sets out on the dramatic journey of making a new friend at the office while working from home. She speaks to Jennifer Moss, author of โThe Burnout Epidemic,โ to learn about the consequences of not having friends at work. Spoiler alert: Theyโre dire. 00:00 Do you feel lonely, too? 01:05 What does loneliness at work look like? 02:16 How do I know if someone is a work friend? 02:45 What's the worst that can happen? 04:29 How do I make friends at work? 05:39 Friendship, commence. 06:04 Meet my new friend! 06:22 Final thoughts on work friendships __________________________________________________________________________ Weโd love to hear from you! Tell us about your content preferences in our 10-minute survey: https://hbp.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ldQ5v6xeoxKHrM?source=social_youtube Ascend is the go-to place for young people around the world trying to navigate where your work meets your life. Run by a team of global editors at Harvard Business Review (HBR), we aim to give recent grads and early career professionals guidance on how to make sense of todayโs workplace โ from getting started on your first gig to becoming a manager for the first time to just being yourself at work. Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbr-ascend/ https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.comโฆ