Happy Boss Day Sincerely, Your BFF

Happy Boss Day Sincerely, Your BFF Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bF80wOlhR0Rm9vN9Q3oluA',sig:'OnFdSdO6i6aGX6Dtb0VMLNlRNivrWnHEMY8c3BG_6ps=',w:'509px',h:'339px',items:'961325298',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); OK, so maybe not BFFs.   But are you simply polite strangers? How close are you with your manager? A new study by Olivet Nazarene University set out to identify trends in boss-employee relationships to see what the new “normal” is. The university surveyed 3,000 Americans about different barometers of closeness. The majority of respondents (68%) say they have their boss’s personal phone number. The numbers start dropping as the measures of closeness increase: 34-percent of people say they’ve asked their boss for advice on personal issues, and 32-percent say they are Facebook friends with their employer. Outside the office, 24-percent of respondents say they’ve visited their employer’s home and hung out with them socially, while only 15-percent say they’ve invited their employer to their home. Only five-percent say they’ve gone so far as to exercise with their boss. Olivet Nazarene University also identified industry trends: Those working in the real estate field responded with the highest level of familiarity with their boss, while those working in science-related fields say they are “least” familiar. See the data here.