CareerBuilder.com Survey Reveals How Many Workers Commit Office Taboos
August 29 2007 - 11:11AM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever wonder why you can't seem to
get anything done in the office? It may be because your co-workers
are preoccupied with something other than work. "Workplace Taboos"
is a new CareerBuilder.com survey, conducted by Harris Interactive
of more than 5,700 workers. The most common workplace taboos that
workers admitted to taking part in include: -- Falling asleep at
work (45 percent) -- Kissing a co-worker (39 percent) -- Consuming
alcoholic beverages while on the job (21 percent) -- Stealing from
the office (22 percent) -- Spreading a rumor about a co-worker (22
percent) -- Snooping after hours (18 percent) -- Lying about an
academic background (4 percent) -- Taking credit for someone else's
work (2 percent) Who is most likely to commit workplace taboos? Men
report that they engage in all of these workplace taboos more than
women. For instance, nearly half (49 percent) of men have fallen
asleep on the job compared 35 percent of women. When it comes to
kissing co-workers, 44 percent of men and 34 percent of women
admitted to puckering up. "As companies continue to embrace more
casual environments, employees may develop a false sense of
informality when it comes to the office behavior," said Rosemary
Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder.com.
"Employees should make sure they are aware of company policies, so
something that initially seems 'harmless' doesn't end up negatively
impacting a career." Survey Methodology This survey was conducted
online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of
CareerBuilder.com among 5,727 US employees, (employed full-time;
not self-employed; with no involvement in hiring decisions), ages
18 and over within the United States between June 1 and June 13,
2007. Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and
household income were weighted where necessary to bring them into
line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity
score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity
to be online. With a pure probability sample of 5,727, one could
say with a ninety-five percent probability that the overall results
have a sampling error of +/-1.3 percentage points. Sampling error
for data from sub-samples is higher and varies. However that does
not take other sources of error into account. This online survey is
not based on a probability sample and therefore no theoretical
sampling error can be calculated. About CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more
than 22 million unique visitors and over 1.5 million jobs. Owned by
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), The
McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), the
company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers
connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers
for more than 1,100 partners, including 150 newspapers and leading
portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 300,000 employers
take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 23
million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. CareerBuilder.com
and its subsidiaries operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia.
For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com/. Media
Contact: Tanya Flynn 773-527-5393 DATASOURCE: CareerBuilder.com
CONTACT: Tanya Flynn of CareerBuilder.com, +1-773-527-5393, Web
site: http://www.careerbuilder.com/
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