When love and work are incompatible, 70% of post-80s women choose love. In all age groups, only the proportion of post-90s men is higher than that of post-90s women; singles in the office are prone to love sparks, with 23% of survey respondents admitting they have experienced office romance or ambiguity, and Shanghai ranks second in the country in terms of the incidence of office romance. The survey results were released recently, and more than 70,000 men and women in the workplace participated in the survey, with 60% of the participants being post-80s.
More than half of the men prefer female teachers and nurses
The survey found that the most popular professions among the opposite sex are still quite “traditional”.
Among the most popular occupations for women, nearly 70% of men chose teaching, while healthcare workers came in second at 52.9%, followed by finance/audit workers, managers, and state civil servants, respectively. The most popular occupations for women are managers with a high percentage of 69.3%, followed by architects, product/technical/R&D personnel, lawyers, etc.
Men are much more tolerant of the opposite sex’s occupations, with 69% of men not setting limits on what they can do.
When it comes to the job requirements of men, more than half of women have requirements for men’s careers, and up to 75% of women say they “might give up on a relationship because the other person’s career doesn’t match.
Nearly 70% of women are willing to give up their jobs for love
The survey results show that the number of people who think love is important is about the same as those who think work is important. For men, the higher the position, the more people think work is important, and for women, the older they are, the more important they think love is. Among the men who think “love is important”, the higher the position of men, the more important they think love is. The more people choose “work is important”, the higher the position, the more “workaholic” they are.
When love and work don’t go hand in hand, there are significant differences between men and women. Women show their family attributes and are more likely than men to give up work for love, with 68.5% of single women and up to 71.1% of women in relationships or married willing to give up work for love. Among all age groups of women, this percentage is the highest among post-80s women, at 70%. The survey also found that men are significantly less likely to give up their jobs for love as their job title and age increases.
Interestingly, although women are generally more willing to choose love than men, only post-90s men are more likely to choose “love” than post-90s women, at 75.9%.
When it comes to “dating meets overtime,” nearly 80% of women will choose to work overtime first, compared to 53% of men, and the percentage of married and in love men choosing to work overtime first has increased to 59%. However, post-90s men became the first group of men who “love dating and do not love working overtime” with 56%. The report analyzes that the overall performance of post-90s men who value love over work may be related to the fact that men mature psychologically later than women, and that post-90s women have shown an initial trend of independence, autonomy and self-improvement in the balance between work and love.
Shanghai has the second highest incidence of office romance in the country
With 8 hours a day, five days a week, it is easy for singles in the office to spark a love affair. 69% of those surveyed reported that romance or ambiguity occurs in the office. The survey also found that 23% of singles admitted to having experienced an “office romance or affair.
In a national comparison of the incidence of “office romance,” Shanghai’s 73.1% rate ranks second in the country, after Guangdong’s 76%, and Beijing’s third ranking is over 70%.
What kinds of relationships in the office are most likely to be romantically involved? The survey found that single men and women in different departments but with more work contact are most likely to have a fling. The survey also found that men are more likely to fall in love or have an affair with female colleagues at the same level as themselves, while women are more likely to have an affair with managers at a higher level than themselves.
Whether you are a party to an “office romance or affair” or a bystander, most people believe that it should be handled depending on the specific issue and the position of the employee involved. By contrast, women are more likely than men to oppose office flings.
More than half believe it is best for both parties involved in an “office romance” to remain at the same company, while 37% believe one party involved in an office romance should leave their current company.
Corporate attitudes also vary. About 1/3 of companies have restrictive rules about office romance, and about 10% have rules in their employee handbook or related rules. However, many survey respondents said that even if there are restrictive rules, many of them are on paper and no real measures are taken.
Emotional help: What to do when you fall in love with your co-worker’s ta?
1. Confidentiality is the best option
Even if you want the world to share your happiness, it’s best not to make your relationship public at work just yet. Because the stares of your colleagues could put your brand new romance in jeopardy. You also need time to determine if you really want to stay together for life.
2. What if you get caught
It’s imperative to avoid letting the gossip get more and more mysterious, and as long as the unit doesn’t explicitly prohibit insider relationships, you might as well come clean.
3. Don’t be openly intimate at work
Just because the romance is out in the open doesn’t mean it’s okay to be flirty and forgetful in the office; after all, you have plenty of time to make out after work.
4. Don’t leave other colleagues out
Don’t neglect your relationship with your colleagues because of love, and become a “womanizer” in everyone’s eyes.
5. Don’t spend all your time together
Don’t spend all your time with each other, go out with your friends on a regular basis for a healthier love.
Extended reading: Office is the #1 hotbed for cheating relationships
The office has become the #1 hotbed for men to cheat, with 62% of men admitting that they have had or intend to have an affair with a co-worker of the opposite sex, according to a study by Dr. Shirley Glass, an American infidelity researcher.
A recent survey done also showed that 77.4% of people find themselves in an office romance in their workplace. A shared existence, common enemies, common projects, and common topics make the office the best breeding ground for feelings to grow. Even if he’s not a playboy, no sexually oriented and ex-convictions, but there’s no guarantee that he won’t fall in love with his workmate over time. The company’s main goal is to provide a platform for the development of a new generation of companies that will be able to meet the needs of their customers.
Recently, a British research team, commissioned by Harper’s Bazaar, surveyed 500 women in the highest positions in finance, newspapers and health care in the UK. The results were surprising: most British women in the workplace would like to get promoted by flirting in the office.
The study showed that most of them want to get everything they want out of femininity. One in five women would prefer to work for a male boss rather than a female boss. In addition, 86% of women are willing to flirt with their male co-workers and male bosses in the way they want in order to get a promotion. Of those women surveyed, 1 in 10 said they had slept with their boss to get a promotion; and 1 in 3 said they would always consider sleeping with their boss in order to be promoted to the top position.
The Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao reported that a survey done by a service organization in Hong Kong showed that more than 90% of extramarital affairs had the following common characteristics: the third party was a friend or colleague of the cheating partner; their relationship happened very unprompted, but it was very difficult to pull out midway.