Every fifth Russian refused to meet with colleagues after work due to the pandemic

So, because of fears of catching an infection in a restaurant or bar, those interviewed who had previously regularly communicated with colleagues after work, said they did not want to meet in an informal setting.

Every third (35%) respondent reported that, as before the pandemic, they continue to communicate informally with colleagues.

Another 2% of Russians have only recently begun to practice informal communication with colleagues outside of work.

A significant part of the respondents (44%) did not communicate with colleagues in an informal setting, neither before the COVID-19 pandemic, nor during it.

This position is most popular among respondents over 45 (49%).

In total, 1.6 thousand representatives of the economically active population with jobs from all regions of the country took part in the survey.

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