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Jan 18 2008

Workplace No No’s

Published by SJ under General

I read a recent article about work place taboos. A poll of 5000 workers in the US showed the following highest apparent workplace no no’s.

45% said snoozing at the office
39% said kissing another colleague
22% said stealing from the office (does drawing a wage count?)
21% said drinking alcohol (8 hours without alcohol, is it work or hell?)
18% snooping after hours
4% lying about education (who would do such a thing?)
2% taking credit for other peoples work

Interesting, but totally off base. The 5000 flunkies they chose to take this survey were wearing their skivvies to tight I think.

Here are the top five workplace annoyances that really get my goat!

1. Dobb me in for harassment, sexual or other
2. Dobb me in for not wearing the stupid Hi Vis vest in the warehouse.
3. Walk past my cubicle trying to see what is on my computer screen
4. Have a better looking lunch than mine
5. Borrow my car, and not put the freakin seat back! I snap my knee on the dash every time.

In your experiences what are your big workplace taboos?

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