Among the annoyances experienced by employees, gossip in the workplace ranked number one, according to a recent Randstad USA survey as reported by
PLANSPONSOR.com.
The
survey of about 2,400 individuals, 60% list gossip as their greatest
pet peeve, 54% say other people's time management skills and 45% say
they are most annoyed with messiness in places that are meant to be
communal.
The other pet peeves listed by employees were:
- Potent scents, 42%
- Loud noises, 41%
- Overuse of electronic personal communications devices in meetings, 28% and
- Misuse of email, 22%
Interestingly, the article reports the survey found that workers said they were "more likely to say something directly to the
person(s) involved about loud noises (42%) and messiness in communal
spaces (38%) than say something directly to those who gossip (34%)."
Posted on Monday, October 29, 2007
by Brad Neese
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