Relationships at the workplace

Interpersonal relationships at work can contribute in subtle yet visible ways to career and job success. There is a direct correlation between happiness, motivation and productivity and having friends at work, according to the LinkedIn Relationships @ Work study. Forty-six per cent of professionals worldwide believe that work friends are important to their overall happiness. In fact, 67 per cent of millennials are likely to share personal details including salary, relationships and family issues with co-workers, compared to only about one third of baby boomers.

In India, millennials said that friendships at workplace impact them in a positive way, making them feel happy (62 per cent), motivated (56 per cent) and productive (44 per cent) while 28 per cent in the age group of 55-65 said friendships with colleagues have no bearing on their work performance. Interestingly, 19 per cent of millennials in India would sacrifice friendship with a colleague for a promotion, compared to 15 per cent of baby boomers.