It's important to develop a 'warm, cordial' relationship with your boss. But don't try to be friends with them, says a workplace expert.
No matter how great of a relationship you have with your boss, it's generally not the best idea to be friends with them.
"At the end of the day, if your boss's boss says, 'Hey, we can't afford to employ your friend anymore. You need to lay them off,' you know what your boss is going to do? [They're] going to lay you off," Gavin tells CNBC Make It. "They might cry on the Zoom call with you, but they sure are going to hand you that pink slip."
Three in five U.S. employees believe that, to a certain extent, workers who are friends with their bosses receive special treatment compared to those who keep things mostly professional, according to a 2015 Spherion survey published on. Of those employees, 56% say those workers get more attention, and 52% say they get more flexible schedules.
To avoid the "awkwardness" that may come from this, opt to "develop a warm, cordial relationship with your boss," instead of becoming besties, she says. This starts by analyzing your company culture and setting appropriate boundaries with yourself and your supervisor.
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