The Results Are In For 2016! Just in Time for Valentine’s Day.
Vault conducts an office romance survey every year, and the results are always surprising. Only 6% of respondents believed that NO office romances were appropriate. Furthermore, co-workers have opinions about inappropriate office romances: 33% believe co-workers romance is not unacceptable, 33% believe is unacceptable between project partners, and 24% believe that romance between employees in same department is not acceptable.
Get this! Human Resources professionals are among the most likely to have had some kind of romantic relations with a colleague!
The results:
- 10% of respondents met their spouse or partner at work.
- 53% Human Resources professionals have had a workplace romance at one point in their career.
- 51% have participated in an affair at one point in their career; 66% Baby Boomers, 59% Gen X and 44% Gen Y.
- 59% consumer product, 58% of retail, 54% government, 51% technology, 39% manufacturing and education and 27% accounting employees have had a workplace romance at one point in their career.
- 61% of Hospitality and tourism employees have had a workplace romance at one point in their career.
- 22 men and 15% women have had a random ‘hookup”
- 25% stated the office romance ended a marriage or long-term relationship
- 12% stated that the affair affected their career.
- 33% believe their career has been enhanced because of their romantic relationship.
- 32% have had a tryst (sex) in their workplace; 5% GOT CAUGHT!
- 26% stated they felt uncomfortable with a colleagues romance.
Consider a “Love Contract” to protect your company from any potential sexual harassment claims.
Reference: Romance is in the Air. Vault’s 2016 Office Romance Survey