Or we, as a society, could rebuild “third places” that have disappeared over time.

We shouldn’t rely on work to socialize.

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While loneliness can arise at home or in a crowded office, research shows that the onset of remote work has heightened the challenges of staying connected with coworkers.

“There is a growing recognition that the workplace has become more socially isolating over the past few years with the pandemic,” Aaron Terrazas, the chief economist at the job-review site Glassdoor, told Insider.

In a study coming out later this year, Mansoor Soomro, a workplace researcher at Teesside University in the UK, surveyed 2,000 Gen Z workers across countries and industries to understand the most pressing challenges they face in their jobs.

Soomro found that many surveyed Gen Z workers with remote jobs felt a sense of “isolation” from their coworkers and, in turn, believed they missed out on networking opportunities.

He expects these challenges could potentially lead to elevated feelings of stress and anxiety, inconsistent productivity levels, and an inability to merge well with company culture.

A report from Dell released last December that surveyed 15,105 people between the ages of 18 and 26 across 15 countries found that 29% of respondents look for the ability to work remotely when they apply for jobs, while another 29% said they prefer nine-to-five office-based roles.

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