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While it might be easy to brush off the sister’s demands as irrational nonsense, they might be just a result of a wider problem. Bear with me.
We spend so much of our time at work and grant it so much of our mental capacity, so of course we want to feel like we belong and are well-liked.
According to sociologist Tracy Brower, PhD, loneliness can affect us in many different ways:
- We might lack motivation to do things with others or to be active in our everyday tasks;
- We might struggle to feel engaged at work—feeling outside of the team or the project—or feel like we lack the energy to get our work done;
- We might lose the desire to learn new things, grow or seek challenges—all of which are important to our happiness and our career advancement;
- We might experience a loss of hope for the future or a loss of vision for what will come next;
- Our performance may suffer because we aren’t investing in today’s responsibilities or taking initiative toward tomorrow’s;
- Our relationships may suffer if we fail to follow through or deliver on commitments, or as we lose motivation to invest in relationships.
So even if we aren’t interested in having a work bestie, meaningful relationships with the people we earn our living with are still very important. And if the sister’s lunches are being widely mocked even now that she’s been working at the company for a few years, it might be because she’s not fitting in on a broader level.
