'Work Spouses' Improve Workplace Productivity, Happiness
19 min
Female co-workers laugh while collaborating on a project. (iStock)
Seventy percent of business professionals say they have a "work spouse," according to a new survey. Respondents reported that these platonic workplace confidantes relieved stress, acted as sounding boards and understood job-related problems that real spouses could not. We'll talk about the benefits and downsides of these relationships and we want to hear from you: do you have a colleague you can't live without?
Guests:
Chad McBride, chair and professor in the department of communication studies, Creighton University
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