The Eat Sleep Work Repeat Podcast: Many of us found that having a desk companion – or a group of pals with whom we could laugh – made our favorite employment even better. However, for many people, work is becoming increasingly lonely; they may have had pals in the workplace before, but that experience has changed in the previous two years. Yes, we’ve completed our tasks, and perhaps our domestic lives have improved as a result, but work feels a little more isolated and joyless.