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Workers will play dirty to protect jobs

May 22, 2009

Despite the constant barrage of redundancies, pay freezes and increased stress, the UK's workers are keeping their spirits up by indulging in what they do best - office flirting.

A survey by office supplies firm Euroffice.co.uk found that the tumultuous state of the economy wasn't affecting the majority of our love lives - but it may be causing some to consider drastic measures to ensure their job security.

If anything, flirting has become the order of the day with about one in five admitting they openly flirt around the office and don't have to hide it.

Flirting 'hot spots', according to the survey, include the office night out, closely followed by the kettle while brewing a cuppa.

Other findings reveal the truth of office workers: they are a bunch of dirty, underhand devils 

One in six would play dirty to save their job if it was on the line - respondents saying they would either "sexually compromise" their boss so they couldn't be sacked, or sabotage a colleagues work or spread malicious rumours about others to make themselves look better.

Guru was never sexually compromised when he was the big boss man, but it sounds like a lot of fun.
 
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Posted for your edification by Guru on May 22, 2009 8:00 AM |

Comments (1)

BeingHonest:

I agree as I've been a victim of the 'spread malicious rumours about others to make themselves look better' case spread by a co-worker who was jealous of my successes.

They appear to have established their career around mastering the use of 'malicious rumours' that are simply not true. Why people believe their poisonous statements without getting the other person's side of the story is beyond me.

Is there any justice to allow diligent and hard working people to grow and succeed without allowing these people to hurt others?

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