More men than women have played office Cupid
Written on April 14, 2008
Workers continue to try to make matches for friends on the job, but the numbers of those who would even consider dating a co-worker have declined.
A significant minority of workers have played Cupid in the workplace, with more men than women reporting having made the attempt.
Twenty-five percent of male respondents, compared to 21 percent of females, reported at least one match-making attempt, according to an online poll of more than 3,000 workers last month by the Internet job site SnagAJob.com.
Men and women reported similar success rates — 18 percent by the men, 16 percent by the women. They also reported similar failure rates — 7 percent for the guys, 5 percent for the gals.
There are more than 63 million employed singles in U.S. workplaces, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics free credit report and score.
Meanwhile, another survey reports that the percentage of single workers who would even consider dating a co-worker has declined from 42 percent three years ago to 36 percent today.
The Spherion Workplace Snapshot of nearly 1,400 U.S. workers, conducted by Harris Interactive last month, also reported a significant gender gap on the topic of workplace dating.
Only 28 percent of female workers, versus 43 percent of male workers, said they would consider dating a colleague.
The good news: The percentage of those who think dating a co-worker would jeopardize their careers has dropped to 30 percent from 41 percent in the last year.
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