When work friends become bosses: Strategies to handle the transition

We spend a lot of time with those we work with — sometimes more than with our families. Inevitably, work friendships will form. And with the prevalence of social media blurring what’s private and what’s public — a Harvard Business Review article by Benjamin Laker, Charmi Patel, Ashish Malik and Pawan Budhwar — a work friendship can quickly become a traditional friendship. You’ll learn about their personal lives (according to HBR, 32 % of workers are friends with their boss on Facebook; 19% follow each other on Instagram; and 7% on Snapchat), you’ll discuss mutual interests and you may do things together outside of work.