Workplace wellbeing: When your colleagues become your friends

We learn from the people around us, so good relationships at work are healthy, so long as they don’t get cliquey or gossipy or involve favouritism

Friends at Work: Sandra Murphy and Kylie Basnett are good pals who work together at the Triago Hotel Group. Picture: Noel Sweeney

HAS your boss encouraged you to download a wellness app? Or invited you to a workplace yoga session, nutrition seminar, or lesson in mindfulness? While wellbeing initiatives can be worthwhile, nurturing the relationships we have with our co-workers can have as significant an impact on our working lives.

Just ask Kylie Basnett and Sandra Murphy. Basnett is the corporate sales manager of Trigon Hotels in Cork, while Murphy is the hotel’s group brand and communications manager. They have worked together since Murphy joined Trigon Hotels 10 years ago.