- 69% of workers would consider leaving their job if their employer did not have policies in place around workplace etiquette
- About one third (31%) of workers don’t feel that their workplace is a respectful environment where manners are valued
- 50% of workers said respectful communication is the most important workplace manner
- Only 14% of workers said punctuality is the most important workplace manner
- Only 2% of workers said dressing professionally is the most important workplace manner
- The following were identified by workers as the rudest workplace behaviors:
- (88%) Not cleaning up after oneself
- (81%) Gossiping
- (78%) Using inappropriate language
- (77%) Being unresponsive to messages
- (76%) Consistently being late to meetings
- For those who don’t follow proper workplace etiquette, their colleagues’ perception of them is impacted in the following ways:
- (24%) Think less highly of them
- (23%) Are less likely to collaborate with them
- (18%) Actively try to avoid them when possible
- (17%) Are less likely to recommend them for a promotion or raise
- Workers report that their workplaces enforce the following regarding workplace etiquette:
- (61%) Respectful communication
- (51%) Punctuality
- (40%) Workspace cleanliness
- (37%) Professional dress code
Methodology
Monster survey conducted among workers, August 2024.
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