Lonely workers have a lot of company. Seventy percent of global workers experience loneliness at least monthly, and 52 percent experience it at least weekly, according tomy recent researchof more than 2,000 global workers. Not only does lonelinessshave 15 years off of a person’s life, butemployee productivity, loyalty, collaboration, and engagement decreasewhen employees feel this way. Loneliness has been silently and steadily growing for decades.