Co-Worked: The Good, Bad & Ambivalent of the Office Bestie (Revisited)

By Kaia Findlay,

Anita Rao

Published August 18, 2023 at 5:30 AM EDT

Anita wouldn't have made it through her 20s without her work friends. But now that she's a manager and working in a hybrid office, she's noticed that work friendships don't come as easily as they used to. A psychologist answers her burning workplace relationship questions and dives into the surprising amount of data about work besties. Plus, a Gen Z writer urges her to re-think the importance of work as a primary social hub.

Meet the guests:

Dr. Marisa G. Franco, a psychologist and author of "Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make — and Keep — Friends," shares the benefits of a work bestie and talks about why employers are invested in these positive relationships in the workplace
Katherine Hu, assistant editor at The Atlantic, talks about how her generation is navigating the social scene at work