Workers Find
Romance at the Office
(datelists.com - February
24, 2005) A new survey by CareerBuilder.com claims that fifty-six
percent of U.S. workers have reported dating a co-worker. Working
together on projects and socializing after work were the main
reasons why workers became personally involved with fellow employees.
According to the study:
- 14 percent of survey respondents dated a boss
- 31 percent engaged in an office romance more than twice
- Nearly one-in-four dated someone higher up within their company
- The majority of respondents believed office romance did not
impact their performance at work or employment situation
- 8 percent said their office relationship helped them to progress
in their careers
- 22 percent began dating after collaborating on projects
- 15 percent became romantically involved with a co-worker while
working late
- 13 percent cited a happy hour with co-workers as the starting
point for an office romance
- 75 percent believed employees should be able to date anyone
they wish at work
- 46 percent kept their relationship with a co-worker a secret
- One-in-ten were caught kissing at work
- One-in-ten left their jobs due to an office romance
The CareerBuilder.com survey, "Office Romance," was
conducted from January 6 to January 11, 2005 of more than 1,300
workers. The e-mail methodology used to collect survey responses
for this study involved selecting a random sample of comScore
Networks panel members, with a relatively equal representation
of men (47 percent) and women (53 percent). These Web Panel members
were approached via an e-mail invitation, which asked them to
participate in a short online survey. The results of this survey
are statistically accurate to within +/- 2.68 percentage points
(19 times out of 20).
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