Am I missing out if I don’t lunch with colleagues? Here’s what I realised about friendships at work
WHY DO WE FEEL CLOSE TO OUR COLLEAGUES?
Part of the confusion lies in what we mean by "friends".
The Oxford Learner's Dictionary defines a friend as a person you know well and like, and who will help and support you. The Cambridge Dictionary describes a friend as a person who you know well, who you like a lot and who you can trust.
The thing is that colleagues are also people we want to like and trust.