Needing a work bestie

My job is for a startup company and I work Hybrid but mostly work remote. I’ve worked here for about 2 years and my department is me and one other person so you can imagine I’m not talking to a ton of people.

I struggle with my job because I really like the work that I do but the company culture is just non existent. I’m a shy guy so I don’t make friends super easily. Most of the people my age work in other areas of the company where I don’t really get to see them or talk with them. I miss having someone to talk to at work, even if it’s just about my weekend or something mundane. Everyone feels so disconnected and like they don’t care about me as a person. I’ve tried to be friendly to coworkers but no one gives me anything back. It’s like I’m invisible or maybe just to awkward??

There’s days where the only person I’ll talk to is my partner or my dog. How do other people make friends when working online? Sometimes I just want to have a coworker to chat with to make the day go by faster or to commiserate in not wanting to be working lol. It sucks to have to just sit in my thoughts and it makes it so much harder to focus cause loneliness creeps in.

Does anyone else experience this?