Dreams of coworkers are much more related to unnamed people, much more related to peers, and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and much less related to fantastic beings.

Coworker dreams are much more related to embarrassment than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, less related to grief and sorrow, and less related to confusion.

Coworker dreams are much more related to work and much more related to human-made places than dreams in general. They are less related to natural places and less related to magical places.

Coworker dreams are more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to disasters, and less related to death.

Coworker dreams are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to recurring dreams.

Dreams of coworkers are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to vision.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience coworkers in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about coworkers in dreams. See how you feel about coworkers now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. An actual co-worker in a dream probably connects somehow to work. The dream might relate to an event at work, or to an ongoing issue there that the co-worker is tied to, directly or indirectly. For example, a woman dreams about being at work, working, and her co-worker starts touching her sexually. Eventually, she gives up her focus on work and starts going along with what the co-worker is doing. While a dream like this one can raise questions about whether the dreamer finds the co-worker sexually attractive or has unmet sexual needs, the dream isn’t about sex. It’s about distraction. At work the day before the dream, the dreamer kept getting distracted. The co-worker, on the other hand, is very focused at work. The sexually suggestive actions have nothing to do with reality. The person is chosen by the dream to use as an example of someone who doesn’t get distracted at work. The dream sets up a contrast between the dreamer and the co-worker, and uses flirting and touching to symbolize distraction. The dreamer is a newlywed and just returned from her honeymoon. She’s sitting there at her desk wishing she were back in bed with her lover. No wonder she’s distracted! A co-worker you know, or someone you used to work with, can symbolize something you see about yourself in the person. The person could symbolize your hard work, social skills, or job situation, or that person’s. For example, telling a co-worker in a dream that he’s about to get fired can symbolize your own job insecurity. Or it can be an observation about that person—they’re about to get fired or be reprimanded, or you wish it would happen. An ambitious co-worker, real or fictional, can symbolize your own ambition. Anything related to work can be symbolized by a co-worker. See: Jobs Following a co-worker around can mean you want to be more like him or her, to emulate that person in some way, at least at work. Recurring dreams involving co-workers are pretty certain to connect with ongoing situations at work or in work life. A fictional co-worker can symbolize something that aids you in your work, such as a personal quality or personality trait; an ability to organize and manage time, for instance. The co-worker might symbolize part of yourself that works alongside your main personality. For example, a positive or negative attitude works alongside you, with you, or against you, as you go about your business. A co-worker can symbolize use of related skills and traits. For example, you use the same analytical skills you use at work to aid in analyzing your finances, and dream about it as doing that sort of work with a co-worker, or as a co-worker who deals with money or finance. Or you use the same alertness and diligence to make sure your house is secure as you do to make sure your job or income is secure. A co-worker can be a characterization of a relationship. For example, you and your spouse could be thought of as co-workers keeping house and raising the kids. Dreams can use surrogates to represent people you know, so it’s possible to dream about a co-worker but see him or her depicted in another form: human, animal, or otherwise. For example, a co-worker who acts unruly can be depicted as a monkey. A co-worker who acts haughty could be depicted as a prince or movie star. See also: Bosses, Dismissals, Employees, Famousness, Groups, Jobs, Old friends, Unemployment