Young man working late Those whohave more friends at work tend to stay at the company longer, but percent of employees globally have no friends at work andover half have five or fewer total friends. (Photo:Shutterstock)

Using technology to communicate takes up nearly halfof an employee's day, and it's not beneficial—especially when itmakes them feel isolated and alone.

According to a new study titled “Global Work Connectivity,” from FutureWorkplace and Virgin Pulse, spending so much time communicatingwith coworkers via tech instead of in person has negative results:slightly more than half feel lonely always or very often as aresult.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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