coworkers
Fellow staff members
Coworkers are people who work at the same place of employment.
The term implies a peer relationship—colleagues at roughly the same level rather than supervisors or subordinates: I'm grabbing lunch with some coworkers.
The spelling co-workers also appears.
In American English, coworker has largely displaced the more formal colleague in everyday speech.
Professional associates
- peersThose of equal status
- workmatesFellow employees
- teammatesFellow squad members
- associatesConnected persons or links
partners · allies · confidants · counterparts · comrades · cohorts · mentors · mentees
Professional work location
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- breakroomEmployee rest area
- watercoolerOffice drinking fountain
open-plan · remote · hybrid · slack · email · commute · meetings · department
Forming close connections
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- trustConfidence in another
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
support · morale · harmony · togetherness · solidarity · kinship · affinity · fellowship
Joint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
meetings · projects · deadlines · contributions · feedback · reviews · handoffs · cross-functional
Relationships between things
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
- conferencesOrganized professional assemblies
mentorship · recommendations · alumni · sponsors · advocates · endorsements
colleagues
Professional associates
associates · partners · allies · confidants · counterparts · comrades · cohorts · mentors · mentees · collaborators
office
Professional work location
watercooler · open-plan · remote · hybrid · slack · email · commute · meetings · department · team
bonding
Forming close connections
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- trustConfidence in another
loyalty · support · morale · harmony · togetherness · solidarity · kinship · affinity · fellowship · potlucks
cooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
delegation · meetings · projects · deadlines · contributions · feedback · reviews · handoffs · cross-functional · co-authoring
connections
Relationships between things
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
conferences · mentorship · recommendations · alumni · sponsors · advocates · endorsements
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- contactsfriend, family, contact list, neighbor, acquaintances
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
coworkersfamily
Related people together
loved ones · friends · relatives · strangers · intimates
coworkersbosses
Managers or raised studs
supervisors · subordinates · managers · employers · employees
coworkerscompetitors
Those seeking same goal
rivals · adversaries · opponents · nemeses