This combined survey and ranking from @nifty into working revealed a few attitudes that were new to me, so hopefully my readers will enjoy it too!
First, less than a third report taking a sickie or slacking on the job; I can understand, perhaps, people not wanting to admit slacking even in an anonymous setting, but in my experience with my employer, who offers more holidays than people can take, I feel that many people find it easier to phone in sick rather than go through the proper channels to request a holiday; I have no data to back this up, though!
I’m not sure if 25% workplace romances is high or low; I suppose it depends on whether or not the majority were affairs or not. I do remember when I joined our work union, at the introductory meeting they reminded everyone that one of their offerings were regular matchmaking-like social gatherings.
Here’s someone sleeping on the job:
Research results
Q1: Which of the following experiences have you had at work? (Sample size=3,016, multiple answer)
| Workplace travel |
73% |
| Overnight business trip |
70% |
| Working late into the night |
64% |
| Dozing off during the day |
47% |
| Changing jobs |
42% |
| Being transferred to a different city, country |
42% |
| Skiving off |
32% |
| Overseas business trip |
27% |
| Workplace romance |
25% |
| Blacking out from drinking too much at a company event |
20% |
| Early retirement |
8% |
| Costing the company money due to my major failure |
4% |
| Maternity leave |
2% |
| Child-care leave |
1% |
| None of the above |
3% |
Q2: Why did you select your current employer? (Sample size=3,016, multiple answer)
| |
Male |
Female |
| Felt I wanted to do the work |
27% |
21% |
| Wanted to do something I love at work |
22% |
19% |
| Easy to commute to from home |
19% |
30% |
| Wanted to make best use of my skills |
20% |
22% |
| Work schedule was good (hours, holiday availability, etc) |
17% |
26% |
| Could see a future for the company |
19% |
5% |
| Got a firm job offer during University recruiting |
16% |
11% |
| Was introduced by family, friends |
11% |
13% |
| Good salary offered |
12% |
10% |
| Thought I could learn a new skill |
8% |
6% |
| Wanted to work with my hands |
6% |
6% |
| Work had a good atmosphere |
5% |
8% |
| Inherited the business from family |
4% |
4% |
| Other |
5% |
6% |
| Nothing in particular |
16% |
16% |
Q3: What reasons would make you want to quit your job or not turn up at work? (Sample size=3,016, multiple answer)
| |
Male |
Female |
| Inter-personal relations |
42% |
54% |
| Work details |
29% |
28% |
| Working hours, overtime |
22% |
25% |
| Evaluation |
21% |
17% |
| Physical injury, exhaustion |
20% |
25% |
| Low pay |
20% |
21% |
| Office culture |
12% |
13% |
| Company future |
13% |
8% |
| Just not wanting to work |
10% |
11% |
| Employment system |
9% |
10% |
| Needing to care for family, other home issues |
8% |
13% |
| Being transferred, department change |
9% |
5% |
| Welfare benefits |
4% |
6% |
| Getting married |
1% |
10% |
| Other |
2% |
4% |
| Never thought about quitting, not wanting to go to work |
19% |
12% |
Q4: What do you do to get over feeling of wanting to quit your job or wanting to not turn up at work? (Sample size=3,016, multiple answer)
| |
Male |
Female |
| Nothing in particular, just get on with my job as usual |
45% |
48% |
| Take a holiday to refresh |
22% |
24% |
| Audit my situation, feelings |
21% |
23% |
| Get lost in my hobbies |
20% |
18% |
| Eat, drink something nice |
15% |
28% |
| Investigate changing jobs |
13% |
19% |
| Leave work earlier than usual |
12% |
9% |
| Do some different than usual work |
12% |
10% |
| Exercise |
10% |
5% |
| Discuss matters with friends, family |
5% |
14% |
| Discuss matters with boss, company |
4% |
3% |
| Look into changing jobs |
4% |
4% |
| Change where I work (eg, go to a cafe) |
4% |
2% |
| Start a second job |
1% |
2% |
| Other |
2% |
3% |
| Never felt I’ve not wanted to work |
13% |
9% |
Q5: Which kinds of second job have you done? (Sample size=people who have had second jobs, multiple answer, top ten)
| Rank |
|
Percentage |
| 1 |
Part-time/casual work (to SQ) |
9% |
| 2 |
Share dealing |
7% |
| 3 |
Questionnaire answering |
6% |
| 4 |
Copywriting |
5% |
| 5 |
Data entry |
4% |
| 6 |
Investment trusts |
4% |
| 7= |
Point site |
4% |
| 7= |
Home working |
4% |
| 9 |
Auction |
2% |
| 10 |
Foreign exchange |
2% |
Q5SQ: Which kinds of part-time, casual second jobs have you done? (Sample size=people who have had part-time jobs, multiple answer, top ten)
| Rank |
|
Percentage |
| 1 |
Removals, delivery, etc |
25% |
| 2 |
Building, joiner, manufacturing, |
19% |
| 3 |
Tutor, cram school, educational |
18% |
| 4 |
Restaurant, other retail food-related |
17% |
| 5 |
Cashier, shelf stocker, etc |
16% |
| 6 |
Restaurant kitchen, dishwashing, etc |
13% |
| 7 |
Deskwork (data entry, call centre, etc) |
11% |
| 8 |
Survey, leaflet distribution, sales |
9% |
| 9 |
Event, arts-related |
6% |
| 10 |
Design, publishing, film |
3% |
Q6: Which field of worker would you like to marry? (Sample size=3,016, multiple answer, top seven)
| Rank |
Bride |
Percentage |
Rank |
Groom |
Percentage |
| 1 |
Government worker |
24% |
1 |
Government worker |
36% |
| 2 |
Nurse |
17% |
2 |
Office worker |
21% |
| 3 |
Doctor |
14% |
3 |
Doctor |
21% |
| 4 |
Kindergarten teacher |
12% |
4 |
Engineer |
17% |
| 5 |
Office worker |
11% |
5 |
Researcher |
16% |
| 6 |
Chef, patissier |
9% |
6 |
Lawyer |
14% |
| 7 |
Cabin attendant |
9% |
7 |
Self-employed, businessman |
12% |
Demographics
Between the 2nd and 8th of September 2016 3,016 members of the @nifty monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. No further demographics were given.
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