With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is in the air – and at your place of work.
According to a romance-in-the-workplace-survey released by Randstad USA, a workforce solutions company, 31 percent of U.S. adults believe it is appropriate to date a co-worker, 27 percent have kissed a co-worker, and two percent said they have sent themselves flowers or a gift on Valentine’s Day.
According to Genia Spencer of Randstad USA, “Right now, based on our survey around romance in the workplace, adult Americans are telling us that they do mix business with pleasure, and that that’s not necessarily a bad thing. With Americans spending more and more time at their jobs, the workplace is increasingly becoming a source of social activity and a venue for romantic interaction.”
Interesting findings include:
-
Love: 30 percent of working adults said they have dated a co-worker.
-
24 percent said they feel comfortable discussing their romantic relationships with their work colleagues.
-
15 percent said they use work as a distraction from their personal lives.
-
Valentine’s Day: Three percent of adults have sent a secret Valentine to a co- worker.
-
Five percent feel pressured to send Valentine’s Day flowers or candy to their significant other at their work.
-
10 percent bring Valentine’s gifts/cards to share with co-workers.
-
20 percent wear red or other Valentine’s Day colors and symbols to work on February 14.
-
Communication:: The majority communicate (e.g., by phone, email, instant messaging, text messaging) with a significant other each day.
-
35 percent said they spend up to 15 minutes a day communicating with a significant other.
-
One percent said they spend more than four hours each working day communicating with a significant other.
-
Perception: 35 percent of married adults said married workers are more reliable than their single, divorced, separated or widowed colleagues.
-
19 percent of employed divorced/separated/widowed adults say that married workers are more reliable.
-
Nine percent of employed single adults said married workers are more reliable.
-
26 percent of married adults said single workers spend more time socialising on the job while only 16 percent of single workers agreed.
-
25 percent of single workers said single people are more fun to work with while only nine percent of married adults agreed.
This article may contain 3rd party information which CaribbeanJobs.com has approval to use
