2011 vault office romance survey results
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(Almost) Everyone is Doing It.
41%
59%
Have you ever participated in an office romance?
No Yes
Battle of the Sexes?
• More men (23.3%) than women (15.4%) reported having short-term flings with co-workers.
• But women (22.2%) are more likely than men (14.7%) to have had a long-term, serious relationship with an office mate.
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65%5%
31%
Does the shaky economy make you more or less willing to take
romantic risks at work?
No effect More willing Less willing
Willingness to take romantic risks decreases with age:
• 11.54% of 18-21 year olds said the economy made them more willing to take romantic risks
• 4.74% 35 to 39 olds were similarly willing
• Just 1.56% of over 50’s said the economy had increased their willingness to take risks
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Some Relationships Are More Acceptable than Others
Different levels
Working on projects together
None; all office romances are acceptable
Same office location
Same level
Different office locations
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%34%
29%29%
22%20%
11%10%
6%6%
5%5%
Which of the following circumstances render an office romance unaccept-able?* *Respondents could pick more than one answer to this question.
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Some People Know When to Put Career First
40%
60%
Have you ever avoided or curtailed a potential romance that you would
have otherwise pursued specifically to avoid an "office romance"?
Yes No
"I learned my lesson the first time I dated a co-worker in a part-time college job; it's a quick way to tarnish your reputation.“
"We work so much. if I were single, why would I pass up an opportunity to date someone cool just because I work with her? It's all about maintaining a separation between work and romance."
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It Isn’t Always About Sex (No, Really!)
72%
28%
Do you have an office "husband" or "wife"? This is someone with
whom you do not have a romantic relationship, but you hang out to-gether all of the time (on breaks,
at lunch, etc.).
No Yes
"My wife even calls her (my coworker) my second wife. I talk to my coworker more during the day than I do my wife in the evening... I even caught myself saying "Love you" to her ending a call... a couple times... once in front of my wife, but thank god we all found it funny. “
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Managerial Perks?
…dated your supervisor?
…dated a subordinate?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
18%
26%
Have you ever…
* Respondents who have engaged in an office romance
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Knock Before Entering
…had a tryst in the office?
...been caught in the middle of a tryst in the
office?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
33%
4%
Have you ever…* Respondents who have engaged in an office romance
• One-third of those who have had office romances have engaged in workplace trysts
• Men (38%) are more likely to have had romantic “encounters” at the office than women (26%)
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“They Either Didn’t Realize or Didn’t Care”
"It is very difficult to keep yourself out of the gossip pool once rumors begin to spread.”
"People's gossip took a toll on my managerial capacity. My subordinates were not as respectful as they were once they found out.“
70%
30%
If you participated in an office ro-mance, did it impact your personal or professional relationships with
other coworkers?
NoYes
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Get a Room!
Felt uncomfortable because of coworkers' intra-office romantic relationships
Felt that a coworker gained a professional advantage because of a romantic relationship with a coworker/superior
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
31%
38%
Have you ever…* Respondents who have engaged in an office romance
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"Some people don't know how to handle a relationship at work, so they act like they are home together. It's a bit off-putting.“
"You do what you have to do to move up the ranks.”
"A coworker had a relationship that ended in a break up […] she wanted people to take sides and the whole thing was horribly uncomfortable for ages.”
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“Forbidden is Fun”
63%
37%
Based on your previous experience in an office romance, would you
participate in one again?
Yes No
"For sure. I spend so much time at work that it's hard to meet people outside of work.“
"No. There is simply too much at risk on both a professional and private basis. The risks far outweighs the rewards.”
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