Which is worse: Eating someone else’s lunch or smelling bad? People at work give us the answer – and much, much more.
Let’s put it this way. If your choice is between not bathing and stealing a turkey sandwich from the office fridge, don’t bathe.
That’s the scoop from a workplace survey done by TheLadders.com, and executive job site. According the survey, 98% said stealing someone’s lunch is the worst example of bad etiquette. A mere 96% said bad hygiene was the worst.
(Using our estimable math skills, we at HR Morning have concluded the data indicate that 2% of the respondents are stealing lunches and 4% refuse to bathe.)
Another 80% of executive respondents said “wearing revealing clothing” was a no-no, presumably for women.
Here’s what else made the list, in no particular order:
Foul language
Incessant gossiping
Drinking on the job
Leaving without telling anyone
Making too many personal phone calls
Using electronic devices, such as a Blackberry, while in meetings
We can conclude, then, if you’re a smelly, dirty-talking gossip who drinks too much, leaves work on a whim, makes a lot of personal calls and is chained to a Blackberry, you’re on thin ice.
But you’re really in trouble once you take that first bite of someone else’s turkey with mayo.
