Establishing good relationships in the workplace is not important, as the primary goal of every person is to focus on work. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

It is commonly argued that the primary goal of every employee is to focus on his/her job duties, while being on good terms with colleagues is not crucial.

Although

I agree that being productive at work is more important than trying to befriend all colleagues, I think that it is advantageous to have at least a few friends in the workplace. On the one hand, maintaining good relations with all co-workers is often hard and even

counter-productive

tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

counterproductive

.

Firstly

, it is very emotionally demanding to forge friendships in the office. It is almost impossible to cater for every colleague’s needs and interests, be nice even with people who irritate you, and make friends under stressful conditions.

Moreover

, sometimes it is wiser to eschew the niceties of interaction in

favor

promote over another

favour

of productivity.

For instance

, if all people were trying to build good relationships with everyone in their workplace, much less work would be done.

On the other hand

, there are many compelling reasons to get closer to our colleagues.

First

of all, it is very beneficial to build warm relationships with those who surround you most of the time. Many full-time employees spend more of their waking hours with co-workers than they do with their families. And

thus

, people who have a few friends in their offices

are usually

Accept comma addition

are, usually

happier than their solitary peers.

Secondly

, good interpersonal relations result in an improved teamwork. It is not a secret that team members who like and respect each other tend to collaborate on a project more effectively. In conclusion, we need to find a healthy balance between being productive at work and forming social bonds. The ideal option is to find friends in the workplace, but not at the cost of our own productivity.