Why so many of us feel lonely at work

On this week’s episode of The New Way We Work, CEO of TheLi.st Ann Shoket explains why so many people feel lonely at work and how both leaders and employees can build a support system.

For years, leaders have tried to sell employees on the idea that they are “one big family.” With the proliferation of office besties and work spouses and the blurring between work and home, some workers understandably bought into this idea. After all, we spend so many of working hours with our coworkers and bosses. But more people than ever are reporting that they feel lonely because of their jobs, and some mental health experts have called loneliness a health epidemic.

Anyone who has been passed over for a promotion they deserved, laid off after years of hard work, or ignored or undermined by coworkers knows that work isn’t your family.