Who Is the Rudest Employee at Your Workplace? If You Do Any of These 5 Things, Look in the Mirror. Work has changed a lot in recent years — but the standards people hold their co-workers to have not.
By Amanda Breen Edited by Jessica Thomas
Key Takeaways
- More than half of job seekers are confused as to which behaviors are appropriate in the workplace.
- Workplace civility matters, as 69% of people said they would quit over lack of etiquette policies.
More than half of job seekers say it's hard to know what is and isn't acceptable at work because of recent changes in the workplace, according to research from HR Dive.
And it would seem that a significant number of employed people don't understand the ins and outs of workplace etiquette either.
Related: Who's Responsible for a Toxic Workplace? If You Do Any of These 3 Things, Look in the Mirror.
Roughly one-third (31%) of workers don't feel their workplace is a respectful place where manners are valued, a new poll from Monster found.
What's more, Monster's respondents identified the five rudest workplace behaviors as follows:
- Not cleaning up after oneself (88%)
- Gossiping (81%)
- Using inappropriate language (78%)
- Being unresponsive to messages (77%)
- Consistently being late to meetings (76%)
Foregoing manners at work has some serious consequences. Sixty-nine percent of respondents said they would consider leaving their jobs if their employer didn't have workplace etiquette policies in place.
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Additionally, people often think less highly of their rude co-workers (24%) and are less likely to collaborate with them (23%). Some even actively avoid the offenders when possible (18%) or are less inclined to recommend them for a promotion or raise (17%).
Don't want to incur your colleagues' wrath? In addition to avoiding the five biggest faux pas, you should prioritize respectful communication — 50% of respondents said it's the most important workplace manner.
