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Dirty, rude workmates causing quits

Dirty, smelly, inconsiderate workers are forcing people out of their jobs, according a new survey. Staff said they were considering quitting their posts because they could not stand their co-workers. Bad personal hygiene and rudeness were among the two biggest complaints.

The poll of 120 workers by online website fish4jobs said foul smelling colleagues were the main cause of friction. Shouting, stealing, messy desks, swearing and annoying habits such as clicking pen tops were also top of the list.

One in three of those questioned had complained to a manager about the behaviour of another worker, although they said their representations were often ignored.

Joe Slavin, chief executive of fish4jobs said: “The research shows that UK workers are easily annoyed by their colleagues and the little things do seem to get on our nerves. However, it isn’t the minor issues that send workers running for the door, but larger problems that are only made worse by a colleague’s irritating behaviour.”

Mr Slavin suggested that workers should try telling a colleague about an annoying habit and try checking their own behaviour to make sure they were not being equally unpleasant to work with.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .