co-workers
Fellow staff members
Co-workers are people who work at the same organization or on the same project.
The term is neutral—it doesn't imply friendship or even frequent contact, just shared employment: I invited a few co-workers to the party.
Also spelled coworkers.
Those of equal status
- associatesConnected persons or links
- teammatesFellow squad members
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- fellowsCompanions or associates
collaborators · comrades · workmates · officemates · deskmates · staff · personnel · employees
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- partnershipShared business arrangement
interdependence · camaraderie · groupwork · delegation · brainstorming · consensus · accountability · feedback
Partitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- watercoolerOffice drinking fountain
- breakroomEmployee rest area
- officeProfessional work location
commute · cafeteria · open-plan · hot-desk · email · intranet · elevator · lobby
Harmonious mutual connection
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- cliquesExclusive social groups
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
rivalry · alliance · trust · conflict · boundaries · small-talk · venting · bonding
peers
Those of equal status
- associatesConnected persons or links
- teammatesFellow squad members
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
fellows · collaborators · comrades · workmates · officemates · deskmates · staff · personnel · employees · hires
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
partnership · interdependence · camaraderie · groupwork · delegation · brainstorming · consensus · accountability · feedback · check-ins
cubicle
Partitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- watercoolerOffice drinking fountain
- breakroomEmployee rest area
office · commute · cafeteria · open-plan · hot-desk · email · intranet · elevator · lobby · badge
rapport
Harmonious mutual connection
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- cliquesExclusive social groups
favoritism · rivalry · alliance · trust · conflict · boundaries · small-talk · venting · bonding · potluck
supervisor
One who directs workers
- managerOne who directs others
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- bossWorkplace superior
director · mentor · mentee · superior · junior · senior · intern · trainee · executive · skip-level
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
- teamsteam, squad, sports teams, sports team, club teams
co-workerssupervisors
Those who oversee workers
bosses · subordinates · managers · superiors · employees
co-workersfamily
Related people together
friends · relatives · loved ones · strangers · acquaintances