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

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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

An illustration of an office. There's a man wearing a mask sitting at a computer behind a cubicle wall looking up to a man standing with his arms on the cubicle wall. The man who is standing is smiling and talking to the man behind the desk, who also appears to be smiling under his mask. The word "Co-Worked" is in the upper-left corner.

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:

, a psychologist and author of "," shares the benefits of a work bestie and talks about why employers are invested in these positive relationships in the workplace
, assistant editor at The Atlantic, talks about how her generation is navigating the social scene at work

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Kaia Findlay

Kaia Findlay is the lead producer of Embodied, 瓜神app's weekly podcast and radio show about sex, relationships and health. Kaia first joined the 瓜神app team in 2020 as a producer for The State of Things.

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Anita Rao

Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.

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