Poll: 12% of employees have sex at work

Co-workers are more attractive in some industries, such as fashion modelling (pictured here) and maybe plumbing. (AP Photo)

Co-workers are more attractive in some industries, such as fashion modelling (pictured here) and maybe plumbing. (AP Photo)

Work is supposed to be about bringing home the bacon, not making it. But 12 percent of U.S. employees did not get that memo, according to Glassdoor, an online” jobs and career community” that occasionally likes to steam up the windows.

About 1,000 anonymous cubicle dwellers were polled. Here’s some of the findings:

  • Twelve percent admit to “making love” in the workplace. There’s no telling how many would have admitted to “making lust.”
  • Twenty-two percent say that while they have not “made love” in the workplace, they have thought about doing it, probably after watching a Spanish soap opera.
  • Forty-percent believe their co-workers have “made love” in the workplace. These are likely the same people that think you took the last cup of coffee.
  • Eighteen percent admit they are attracted to at least one of their co-workers, which tells me people aren’t drinking enough at work.
  • The majority (54%) say most office romances end with some or a lot of “awkwardness” at work. This is probably a reference to the serial “high fives” taking place near the water cooler.
  • More than one-third (37%) have been involved with a co-worker romantically. This figure is undoubtedly higher in some industries, such as long-haul trucking and professional sports.

40 comments Add your comment

pb

February 28th, 2013
2:28 pm

Do you really think people are going to tell the truth in a survey like this? Some are going to lie and say they did, just to sound cool. Other will lie because they are ashamed they did. But I am sure it does happen. But not a good idea for long-term employment prospects, unless you own the company.

The Philosopher

February 28th, 2013
2:29 pm

Well! I thought somebody had been messing with my office chair height after hours! Thankfully, it’s sparse-woven fabric. Guess I’ll leave my Skype camera running tonight.

Wutehvah

February 28th, 2013
2:43 pm

Ralph-43

February 28th, 2013
2:46 pm

I gues that’s why the Yahoo C.E.O. wants all the guys who have been working at home to get back to the office. (She’s not pregnant anymore.)

LB

February 28th, 2013
2:48 pm

I have had sex in the work place…and i loved it. The breakroom and the bathroom lol.

Bi-Curious Al

February 28th, 2013
2:56 pm

Were Larry Sinclair & Barry H. 0bama considered “0n the Clock” when they were alleged to have been “0n the Down Low” together?

Mr. ALL THE WAY TURNT UP

February 28th, 2013
2:59 pm

I like to utilize my office after hours, once Ive finished drinking 10 Jager bombs throughout a work day. Its a real confidence booster.

Hughie Hogg

February 28th, 2013
3:05 pm

I seem to recall a former president who was accused of having sex at work but turned out it was all just a misunderstanding involving a cigar.

black boortz

February 28th, 2013
3:11 pm

The real question is is this happening at the offices of the AJC?

Tell you what: I wouldn’t mind “hiking the Appalachian trail” with the black lady doing weather over at CBS 46. With an iPhone, I DON’T need a weather person, but I’ll tune in for her!

black boortz

February 28th, 2013
3:13 pm

OK, I just checked her bio and she’s WAY outta my league. But if I get a job at CBS Atlanta as, say, a janitor……..well, 88% is a hard number to overcome.