Foul-mouthed, smelly, untidy, noisy workers are forcing one in two people to consider quitting their job, according to a new report today.
Most workers were driven to distraction by the antics of colleagues, with smell, noise and rudeness topping a list of complaints, a survey found.
The poll of 120 workers by online website fish4jobs said personal hygiene – or rather, lack of it – w
as the main cause of friction in the office, followed by shouting, stealing, messy desks, swearing and annoying habits.
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.
What is the most annoying habit you've ever come across at work? Post your comment below.Joe Slavin, chief executive of fish4jobs said: "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."
He suggested that workers should try telling a colleague about an annoying habit and check their own behaviour to make sure they were not being equally unpleasant.
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